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: Plz..help terible noise


briones77
06-15-2010, 10:51 PM
So here is the issue, seems like its only in the mornigs make this loud like metal streching noinse coming from the front end when im turning and going slow. I mean its very loud. It only dose it for about 20 min of the mornig as im going slow, but seems like when it warms up the noise stops. It dose not make humming noises on the freeway nor dose it viberate what so ever. Ive got plenty of power steering fluid. I thought maybe syspention but i hit some speed bumps and really didnt make any noise. If it was my hubs wouldnt it do it all the time? Like i said it dose go away after awhile. What else could be making that kind of noise? Any suggestion would be awsome. thanks :D

jtarcher
06-16-2010, 10:50 PM
How many miles is on your serpentine belt. Mine did the same thing when my belt finally got worn out. I replaced with belt from autozone and went away, but did come back much sooner than OEM belt. My OEM belt lasted 100K miles. That Autozone special only lasted about 40K.

Duranut03
06-16-2010, 11:04 PM
Have you checked the dust shield?

ski
06-16-2010, 11:22 PM
Turn the radio up louder in the morning. :D

boisebiker
06-17-2010, 04:59 PM
A couple of things to look at. First I would remove and regrease the idler pullies. I do this every 20-25k miles just for the fun of it. The bearings will wear out and loose there grease over time. As it warms up the remaining grease gets spread around. Next put the truck on a lift or jack up each wheel and check the wheel bearing. Put one hand on the top of the wheel and one hand on the bottom of the wheel. Alternate push and pull with your hands, if you feel play then it is time for a hub. If you push and pull the front and back of the wheel you will only feel the rest of the steering components.
Just in case have you checked your brake pads yet?

briones77
07-19-2010, 12:00 AM
So I changed out my front wheel berring assembly over the weekend and rides like a dream again. That was defidently the problem i was having. For those of you about to do it, the only problem i really had changing the hub was getting the 2 bolts that hold the brake caliper on. They werent kidding about how tight they are.

boisebiker
07-19-2010, 09:31 AM
Yea I had to do mine 1000 miles from home, good thing I carry my tools with me. I could feel the wheel bearing once I lifted the tire off the ground, it was bad. It had started to rub the rotor on the carrier. Now I just wonder when the other one is going to fail, has over 235k miles on it.