new U-joint?
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From: China Grove, TX
how will i know? the wheel wobble if i try and move it by hand? we were gonna look at it tonight, but i was distracted by a call for a brush fire that could have seriously threatened the house if things got out of hand.
wierdest thing, i tore off in the truck today on my way to the brush fire, and it was squealing like a stuck pig, then, on my way back home aobut 2 hours later, it went the whole 4 miles or so back home without a squeak.
wierdest thing, i tore off in the truck today on my way to the brush fire, and it was squealing like a stuck pig, then, on my way back home aobut 2 hours later, it went the whole 4 miles or so back home without a squeak.
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Yes, jack up each wheel and there should be no play. If you wiggle it and feel a bump bump, even a small amout, you need to address it. How do your brakes look? I swear this sounds like a rock in the brakes, or a worn pad. Pull the wheels and look at both pads on each side. I've seen it where a caliper messes up and chews up only one pad. Normally the inside.
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Originally Posted by MDB
And most of the greasable U-joints can't be greased once they are installed, unless you install a different zerk (45 degree) then the one that comes with the U-joint. At least that is the way it works on my truck, so if you don't put in a different zerk the U-joint never gets greased, so the lifetime lubed ones will last much longer.
It's similar in apperance to this:
http://www.napaonline.com/cgi-bin/nc...6&usrcommgrpid=
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I'm not disagreeing with ya RubberDuck. I was just pointing out that packing the wheelbearings is required maintenance that isn't very difficult. Needs to be done and eliminates one possible source of the squeek at the same time.
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well, jacked up each side tonight. the wheels bearings need to be done for sure. the drivers side has some play and you can hear the bearings spinning (moreso than you should i think) when you spin the tire. dad agrees it needs to be done. took the truck for about a 20 mile drive as well and no squeals at all. maybe haulin butt to that fire last night knocked out a rock, or jarred things back into place. i do need to get some front end work done on it, shocks, alignment and whatnot, i just gotta see if dad will bum me the cash for it. when wiggling the tires, the front end had some movement. it could use new bushings where the I-beams anchor. so probably this weekend gonna pay a buddy hopefully with a case of his favorite beverage and get some help from him n dad doing the bearings.
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The cheap little $9 bearing packing tool at autozone is worth it's weight in gold....takes about 30 seconds each to repack the bearings. Packing them by hand isn't hard, just messy and a little time consuming.
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Cookie, did I miss something? You gave a valid idea and I just elaborated on it a little. I thought we were right in line with each other. I didn't see any contridictions. I don't think I have ever seen you give bad advice. Your always spot on. I think we're gonna have this problem knocked out in no time. We're all good here from my end.
RubberDuck
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No sir, you didn't miss anything. It's just been a crazy week for me and I am evidently losing whats left of my mind 
. Sorry for the confusion.
Please ignore the man behind the curtain.
. Sorry for the confusion. Please ignore the man behind the curtain.
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Cool, you had me worried for a second Cookie. I was like"Crap, what did I say?" 99% of my posts come somewhere in the middle of the night cuz I'm a nightshifter so there's no tellin' what I post sometimes. So, back to the matter at hand, any luck Red???
RubberDuck
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well, i did successfully get the out bearing and race replaced, and the inner assembly -greased on teh driver side. the out bearing was really loose. the passenger side was relativly clean and tight still, so i left that side alone. took it for a quick drive and still no squeals. gonna drive it to school tomorrow (40 miles round trip) and see how it treats me...
