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Jul 28, 2009 | 05:31 PM

Bowie

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Weird front end sound.

So I have been reading post on here that talk about needing new hubs and lubricating front bearings (or something like that.) It got me thinking. I have a weird sound in the front end of my truck. I thought at first it might be the front drive line spinning, but it moves free at a stand still and I had my wife drive while I looked under, I could see that it was not spinning. So I am not sure what the sound is. The sound is not loud and it is not at all speeds. I wondered if anyone has experienced this or can explain what a front end going out would sound like. I only have 55,000 miles on her.

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Jul 28, 2009 | 06:59 PM

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Can you possibly explain the sound? Can it be heard with the windows up/down? Any details will help. I have some ideas but don't want to steer you the wrong direction, if it can be helped...

Jul 28, 2009 | 07:00 PM

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At that low miles it should not be anything wrong, are you hearing tire noise? some times tires make funny noises.

Jul 29, 2009 | 08:48 AM

tbone heller

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Pull the front hub locks off & drive it . If the noise is gone, one of your hub locks is bad. Re-install the locks one at a time to determine which one is bad. This may not be the problem, but it will eliminate a lot of stuff that could be bad.

Jul 29, 2009 | 09:01 AM

CampSpringsJohn

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Tire noise is common, especially if you've got big tires. If a tire is a little low on air, tires need rotating, many possibilities.

Jul 29, 2009 | 12:03 PM

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It could be a tire noise, just sounds like gear noise more to me. I do feel a slight vibration inside the truck at certain speeds then it goes away. does that help?

Jul 30, 2009 | 12:07 PM

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I have a clicking noise that I can hear whenever my suspension moves. I've narrowed it down to the drivers side sway bar link. I can reach in there and move it and create the noise...

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