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Jan 24, 2006 | 09:00 PM

ramboss429

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Carnage!

Well, the truck started to make a grinding sound out of my front axle tonite. Found out that its coming from the drivers side hub area. I can rotate my d-shaft with all 4 tires on the ground about 1-2" and hear the nice clunk. I jacked up the front tire and rotated it and still clunking sound. Appears to be coming from the hub, might have trashed those stock fulltime hubs on my '75 Dana 44 axle. Anyone else have any ideas, I'm not going to tear into it till I get some ideas of what else it could be. Really do not wnat to spend any money on this axle....

Jan 24, 2006 | 09:06 PM

surewhynot

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The only suggestion I have is look at the stub axle while you move the tire and see if it is turning along with it. And maybe ease up on that little pedal on the right.

Jan 24, 2006 | 09:38 PM

mustange70

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I just wanna know how you did it

Otherwise first thing to do would be to pop the flanges off and see whats broke.

Jan 24, 2006 | 09:42 PM

KubotaOrange76

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i doubt u trashed the slugs....my guess would be wheel bearings/spindle bearings or a u joint, or all of the above

Jan 25, 2006 | 09:51 AM

Flareside94

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Somebody's getting a head start on next years COTY.

Yeah, how'd you do it?

Jan 25, 2006 | 10:34 AM

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To tell you the truth I'm not sure when it happened. I was only able to hear a slight grinding sound coming out of the front somewhere when I had the open headers. Once the exhaust was installed I could pinpoint where it was coming from. I'm guessing it could have happened last week when I yanked out a Chevy. I hit it very hard, had about 3 feet between us and I drilled it, and it almost stopped me dead but this chevy came flying at me

So I hope that is when whatever broke, broke. If that wasn't it we were out doing some serious hillclimbs a few days ago and I got towards the stop and my front driver side quit driving and it actually put me sideways on this hill. But this was after yankin the Chevy out.

I'll go tear into it an see what I come up with.