4x4 issues
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My bad guys... I wasn't quite focused on what I was saying as long as I could try to get my point across
I've been trying to see what happens driving around with the hubs locked in. I unlocked them today. The noise doesn't happen AS OFTEN but it happens 99% of the time I make a sharp turn. Like into a parking spot.
I've been trying to see what happens driving around with the hubs locked in. I unlocked them today. The noise doesn't happen AS OFTEN but it happens 99% of the time I make a sharp turn. Like into a parking spot.
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From: Milwaukee, WI
My bad guys... I wasn't quite focused on what I was saying as long as I could try to get my point across
I've been trying to see what happens driving around with the hubs locked in. I unlocked them today. The noise doesn't happen AS OFTEN but it happens 99% of the time I make a sharp turn. Like into a parking spot.
I've been trying to see what happens driving around with the hubs locked in. I unlocked them today. The noise doesn't happen AS OFTEN but it happens 99% of the time I make a sharp turn. Like into a parking spot.
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Joined: Nov 2006
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From: Virginia
Jack up one of the front wheels with both front hubs unlocked, transfer case in 2wd. Spin the tire. If there is a light but frequent clicking, your needle bearings are bad. Mine made this noise for a year or so. The needle bearings get play in them and are really grinding but with little weight on them, so it is not a very harsh sound. It sounds like a tin can rolling around with rocks in it. I did not choose to replace the needle bearings in the auto hubs because I don't like the ESOF system, so I bought Mile Marker 449-SS manual hubs that obviously have their own bearings in them. This fixed my noise. And remember, if this sound is present, the needle bearings are bad. But I did not say if the sound is not present, the needle bearings are fine.
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Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Mt. Shasta California
It is typical for needle bearings (on the stub shaft) to make noise right when you hit a bump in 2WD.
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