Oddest thing. No complaints about the driveability of the truck, runs great, drives/stops straight, etc.

However, when driving really slow (<3 mph), and I put the window down it sounds like I can hear what sounds like stones in a hubcap. Sound seems like its coming from wheel area, not sure where. Not very loud, have to turn radio off, put window down to hear it.

Anyone heard of this? Just had tires rotated about 1000mi ago at the dealership, they checked brake pad thickness(about 50% left).

Dave

 

I had that same thing happen this spring after driving thru a water hole while four-wheelin. I assumed it was a small rock or the like in the front caliper area. Same scenario to hear it. I chased that ghost for a month or better. There were times when the noise seemed to come from the transfer case area more than the front brakes. Wife could hear it too. I would drive down a forest service road at 2 mph with the door open and hanging out trying to isolate the noise. Never did find it, no issues yet. Radio is back up to proper listening level and I've moved on. I still think I had a rock where it didn't belong.

 

thanks for the response. Don't think its the transfer case, didn't have it in 4x4 Could be something between brake rotor and the inner dust shield I suppose.

 

Crawl underneath and check for rocks along the drive shafts, I've had this happen a few times. If you don't find anything there pull your wheels and check for rocks around the rotors

 

thanks Will-do

 

do you have hubcaps? i put stainless simulators on my dump truck. they rubbed on the wheel weights and it sounded like that. take them off i bet you will see the spot where the weight is on the back of the hub cap

 

just throwing out things... best YOU just look at it to find it as the dealership would probably chuckle behind your back

does it coincide with one revolution of the tire or more frequent or less frequent ?

is it possibly something wrapped around a rotating part and slapping something at low speeds, but spinning to fast at higher speeds ?

 

My driver side front wheel makes a noise that could be described as a stone noise. Turned out to be the hub cap itself. Took it off and reinstalled, problem solved...for a while. I have to reseat it every now and again.

 

This same thing happened to me a couple weeks ago. I was rolling slow through the cemetary for my grandmas funeral and everyone is pointing to my front wheel. I rolled down the window and heard what they all were hearing. Clicking from the hub cap area, sounded like a rock in there.

Turns out it was below freezing that day, had just washed the truck that morning, water in the hub cap turned to ice and broke loose in the hub cap and there ya go, just a piece of ice. Made a heck of a racket in there.

 

thanks for the idea's guys. I will look around. I will also take off and reseat the hub cover.

Its been extremely cold up here in Michigan the last couple weeks. As I am sure it has elsewhere too.

 

I am having the exact same issue. Pull the tires and cant find a thing. Im ready to pull the dust shields off

 

This is a fairly old thread from me, but as far as I can recall, the cause ended up being debris between the rotor, and the dust shield on the inside of the wheel.

 

I think you are right on with that. Might as well grease the caliper slide pins while you are in there....

 

some claim its rocks between the dust shields but im never off road. same issue here though, still never found the issue

 

Not very common but can be a bad axle bearing , I've had one axle bearing on a Dodge go bad and never forget the 3 craftmans wrenches I broke which were replaced for free trying to get a nut free