Hello!!
OK I've had it. For a while, when I go over bumps or hit my brakes, I get a "metal on metal" sound coming(I think) from the front right hand side of my truck?? I sounds like my tie rods or something is rubbing something. I've looked and looked, can't see anything that's rubbing. I've had friends help me "listen" to where the noise is coming from, just the same as I figured, front passenger side area. Jacked it up, tire/wheel moves fine, no noise, brakes are adjusted properly, drum surface is good, etc. As I'm driving on a flat surface, not braking, it's fine, tracks great, brakes don't pull to any side
Re-greased all of the zerks etc, still have the problem. My hubs work fine, the knuckles are not leaking etc. I'm out of ideas. The one thing I did discover is that when I back up and try to get it to make the same grinding sound, it won't. Only when I'm moving forward and hit some dips in the road or hit the brakes. It hasn't gotten worse or better with time and I can't figure it out. Just replaced all of the tie rod ends and they were fine. So with no tale/tale signs of metal looking like it's hitting something, I admit defeat. Oh yeah, it's a stock set-up.
Could it be my knuckle/birfield/my imagination?? Any help would be great. I'm just hopping it's not expensive and I'm sure it will be.
Thanks, Tim
OK I've had it. For a while, when I go over bumps or hit my brakes, I get a "metal on metal" sound coming(I think) from the front right hand side of my truck?? I sounds like my tie rods or something is rubbing something. I've looked and looked, can't see anything that's rubbing. I've had friends help me "listen" to where the noise is coming from, just the same as I figured, front passenger side area. Jacked it up, tire/wheel moves fine, no noise, brakes are adjusted properly, drum surface is good, etc. As I'm driving on a flat surface, not braking, it's fine, tracks great, brakes don't pull to any side
Re-greased all of the zerks etc, still have the problem. My hubs work fine, the knuckles are not leaking etc. I'm out of ideas. The one thing I did discover is that when I back up and try to get it to make the same grinding sound, it won't. Only when I'm moving forward and hit some dips in the road or hit the brakes. It hasn't gotten worse or better with time and I can't figure it out. Just replaced all of the tie rod ends and they were fine. So with no tale/tale signs of metal looking like it's hitting something, I admit defeat. Oh yeah, it's a stock set-up.
Could it be my knuckle/birfield/my imagination?? Any help would be great. I'm just hopping it's not expensive and I'm sure it will be.
Thanks, Tim
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