noise in front end somewhere
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noise in front end somewhere
Hello everyone on my 85 sb 150 4x4 300 i6 4 speed i have a noise in the front end. It seems to be at slow speeds around corners its like a loose or clunking kinda noise. Iknow its hard to determine this problem over the net but can you give me some key factors of what to look at when i crawl under there and see what the matter is. i dont believe its stering as that im fairly certain has been rebuilt with in the last 2 years
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85 ford f150 300 six 4 speed 4x4 short box
70 mustang coupe horny 351w c6
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85 ford f150 300 six 4 speed 4x4 short box
70 mustang coupe horny 351w c6
9 inch
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I have this noise in my 83 f150 4x4 too. It stops as soon as I touch the brake. I had a rotor lock up right after I put it on the road. I'm thinking maybe a warped rotor? I have had it up and can't feel any thing loose.
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A warped rotor will give you a *pulsing peddle*.
I could be wrong but, Does the composition of the pads match that of the rotor?
There are 3 different compounds available,
Metallic
Semi-Metallic
Asbestos
What combination do you have on your truck ?
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Any greaseable front wheel bearing vehicle that sat for years....Should have the bearings greased before being driven alot.
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noise in front end somewhere
Has anyone thought of the radius arm bushings being wore out could this not cause noise on cornering. The other thing I can think of is possibly the track arm bushings. I can't remember if an F-150 4x4 has a track arm or not. Then again I may be full of it. Just my .02. Mike
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 17-Feb-02 AT 10:08 AM (EST)]Oops,sorry it wasn't the rotor that locked up it was the caliper. I only had the truck on the road for about a week when this happened. I drove it home (about three miles),let it cool off and re anti-seized the pins and slide area. It hasen't happened since, but thats when the ticking noise started for me.I did replace the radius bushings before inspection. I thought the front brakes would pass but they didn't so I let the garage replace and turn the rotors. I assumed the garage repacked the bearings since they had the hubs apart and the rotors off. I'm not sure what you mean by composition of the rotor and pad. I've noticed that Raybestos sell a "better" and a "cheaper" pad (my parts guys words).The better is painted red and the cheaper is blue. A question came up a work. If the better last longer are they wearing the rotors faster? Thanks for the help,MDR.
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noise in front end somewhere
If you can't find anything loose with the front end up, my suggestion is to pull the wheels off and try again. The reason is because the wheels themselves are kind of hard to horse around sometimes, and with more exposed you can inspect bushings, tie-rod ends, and other things that you can't see with the wheels on.
Try rotating the wheels with the truck in four-wheel, see what kind of play there is between the two sides. If necessary - let one side down and try this.
You don't get a noise or a vibration like that unless something is bad enought to spot something....
Don't give up until you find it!
It seems kinda wierd - but also look at your MOTOR MOUNTS.
Try rotating the wheels with the truck in four-wheel, see what kind of play there is between the two sides. If necessary - let one side down and try this.
You don't get a noise or a vibration like that unless something is bad enought to spot something....
Don't give up until you find it!
It seems kinda wierd - but also look at your MOTOR MOUNTS.
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I'm not sure what you mean by composition of the rotor and pad. I've noticed that Raybestos sell a "better" and a "cheaper" pad (my parts guys words).The better is painted red and the cheaper is blue. A
question came up a work. If the better last longer are they wearing the rotors faster? Thanks for the help,MDR.
Have a look at this article.
http://www.womanmotorist.com/MAINTENANCE/semi-metalic-brakes-01.shtml
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w/Explorer Pkge.
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question came up a work. If the better last longer are they wearing the rotors faster? Thanks for the help,MDR.
Have a look at this article.
http://www.womanmotorist.com/MAINTENANCE/semi-metalic-brakes-01.shtml
Dennis https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gallery/sizeimage.php?&photoid=1733&.jpg
Please Don't Ask Me Any Tough Questions As:
"I'm Saving My Memory For When I Develop Alzheimer's"
78 F-150 429CJ,Silver
w/Explorer Pkge.
641/2-Mustang 260,Pre-World's Fair Car.
64-Fairlane500 S/C waiting for a 390-4spd.
68-Mustang 289-Sunlit Gold 80,892Mi
78-Buick LeSabre 403 4V
84 Volvo DL Wagon
