Front Hubs, Maybe?
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Front Hubs, Maybe?
Hello everyone, I need a little help. I just locked my front hubs for a winter storm and i noticed that my drivers front is making noise. I unlocked it and the noise went bye-bye, so am I to assume its the hub or something else.
1991 for d f-350 351ci, 4x4.
1991 for d f-350 351ci, 4x4.
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That noise could be the hub not fully engaging or the u-joint on that side. You might be able to find the source of that noise if you use a jack to raise the passenger side tire off of the ground.
Lock the hub and spin the wheel by hand (transfer case disengaged). If the hub is the noise source it probably not engaging. Disassemble the hub, clean and lubricate it and put it back together - this will probably work. If the u-joint is source of the noise the job is much bigger. I'd get a technical manual before swapping out the u-joint.
Lou Braun
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Lock the hub and spin the wheel by hand (transfer case disengaged). If the hub is the noise source it probably not engaging. Disassemble the hub, clean and lubricate it and put it back together - this will probably work. If the u-joint is source of the noise the job is much bigger. I'd get a technical manual before swapping out the u-joint.
Lou Braun
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I'm dealing with the same problem. First the hub went a couple of weeks ago. Yesterday I jacked it up to find a cluking noise when I put in 4wd. Turns out the u-joint is bad. This morning driving it to work the wheel bearing went. I guess the local mechanic is gonna make some $ on me. I knew I souldn't have gotten out of bed 
Last edited by TimH; Dec 8, 2004 at 04:40 PM.
