noise in front end
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noise in front end
Going slow down my drive way I'm hearing a metal clanging sound from the front end. I have found three problems so far but I'm not sure that any of these are causing the noise.
1. ball joints
2. leaking seal in diff.
3. A seal or something loose between the drivers side knuckle and the u-joint.
Rotating things by hand I can't get it to make the noise. Would any of these cause the sound I'm hearing, or what else should I be looking for?
1. ball joints
2. leaking seal in diff.
3. A seal or something loose between the drivers side knuckle and the u-joint.
Rotating things by hand I can't get it to make the noise. Would any of these cause the sound I'm hearing, or what else should I be looking for?
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Your needle bearing could also be bad in your wheel bearing hub assembly, try moving the front axle at the knuckle up and down some and see how much slop you have.
Just bear in mind there could be several answers to this question, and the issue could well be more than one of these on top of that....
Just bear in mind there could be several answers to this question, and the issue could well be more than one of these on top of that....
#6
I didn't look at the sway bar end links. I'll go out and check those shortly.
Thank you both for the reply.
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Thanks for the reply!
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Your needle bearing could also be bad in your wheel bearing hub assembly, try moving the front axle at the knuckle up and down some and see how much slop you have.
Just bear in mind there could be several answers to this question, and the issue could well be more than one of these on top of that....
Just bear in mind there could be several answers to this question, and the issue could well be more than one of these on top of that....
Thank you for the reply, and I hope I can get this tracked down. I like using the SD for my farm truck and family minivan lol.
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Sway bar bushings are usually more of a annoying clunk going down the road. I did experience a very similar noise that you discribed. Only noticed it at random times while coming to a stop or driving very slow. Drove me nuts. Checked everything, nothing was moving around and no signs of wear and since it was so random and minor we never really figured it out until about 9 months after it started. It turned out to be the first signs of the wheel bearing/hub assembly going ( as mentioned above). Your's could be something else but I'd keep a eye on it until it gets worse so you can postively identify what it is.
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Yes. Yours looks like most of the dust seals on any of theses trucks that have not been changed and on many that have been. Just not a great design. There is a newer seal you can use when you get ready to do ball joint or axle maintenance that stays put longer. There is another seal deeper in the axle. This one is just a dust/dirt/mud seal.
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