fullthrottle99
SDD Junior Member
hey guys. i just bought my new truck and I love it BTW. I've been working pretty hard at trying to get it into sound condition. What I have is a slight metal to metal grinding sound that starts at 25 and increases as I accelerate faster. It's not a major sound, what I mean is it sounds like a bearing or u joint is going out, but not all the way yet. I got it on a lift and replaced the front and rear u joints that connect to the diffs. (not the cv joints) I used a pry bar and checked the front axle u joints and didn't feel any play. (both wheels spin free and there's no play when I wiggle the stearing). I then went to the left side and removed the brakes. Rotors looked good, pads were new. I removed the left hub and it locked fine and spun smooth. If I'm on the highway going around 60 and take a left corner the sound seems to increase. Without any advise my next step was to dissasemble the right as far as I went with the left and if the brakes and hubs looked good I was gonna just replace the axle u joints. If anyone has helpful troubleshooting methods I would REALLY appreciate it. I'm confident I'll find it eventually, but advise from you gurus would make it quicker, and cheaper
oh, the motor and tranny has 90k and the rest of the truck has 180k. I removed rear diff pan and found no metal, then refilled with fresh gear oil. I could tell the ball joints in front were new. I also drove it with the front drive shaft out and the problem still existed...thanks for reading!
oh, the motor and tranny has 90k and the rest of the truck has 180k. I removed rear diff pan and found no metal, then refilled with fresh gear oil. I could tell the ball joints in front were new. I also drove it with the front drive shaft out and the problem still existed...thanks for reading!
