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Mine has been making the same sounds since i bought it, Oct 08. Been trying to figure out where it is coming from as well. I'm pretty sure it is from the back of the motor some where. Was thinking that it was the up-pipes but not thinking that now. Also mine will go away sometimes when it is warm.
I wish this could be something simple, but I am not seeing me being that lucky
anyone have reccomendations on the lowest cost place for a replacement torque converter?
also, I posted in the SD forum about my front hub delima-apparently for my truck, with a build date prior to 3/99 (mine is 2/99) the hubs are $500 EACH!-Just need to know if I could use an ABS hub on my truck which doesn't have ABS-as these are a couple hundred cheaper?
If not, what is different between mine and the later non-ABS hubs? Use a different rotor that I could switch to? (I know Jeep did this in the 90's and if you used the later style rotor with the later hub you were fine)
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I tried changing gears at a stoplight yesterday, like you said, it would stop for a second and then come right back. Don't really want to pull the trans but if I have to I will.
Not sure about the hub issue, Someone usually will chime in with an answer.
Not sure about the hub issue, Someone usually will chime in with an answer.
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the 99's seemed to have this issue and it is related to the design of the TC. I believe it is an issue that shows up after years of use, but many have indicated years of service after the noise has arisen.
Me personally, I am not going to chance it. I have found a TC from monstertransmissions.com for $299, so I will be swapping mine out in the near future-besides possible damage to the tranny, the noise is annoying as all-get-out!
Also, I was told that the only difference in the hubs is the thickness-older 10mm, newer 13mm, so you must use the new rotor if switching to the newer hub. I will be confirming this in the near future, by taking mine in and doing a direct one-to-one comparison with the newer style hub and rotor.
If this is true, I can replace my rotor, hub, and brake pads for $376 (local part's store prices) vs. $491 for just the hub. Could do both sides for $706, but that $330 could be used more productively at this time, as the p-side hub seems good (wheel is straight and no grinding noise, haven't shaken it yet)
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