Hub Question

[dboyw]

I have 144,000+ mile on my truck. On vacation, I started hearing a hum from the front of the truck. Pitch changes with speed.

How do you know when a hubs is goig south?

Thanks for the help.

 

[Tbar]

Real easy to tell..............jack it up and grab hold of the top and bottom of the tire. Do you have play in it???


Tbar

 

[dboyw]

I'll check when I get home, but I thought that was for balljoints.

 

[Tbar]

I'll check when I get home, but I thought that was for balljoints.

You will need a pry bar to get enough leverage to check the ball joints. If you find movement by hand in the verticle plane it is most likely the hub.


Tbar

 

[fordtrucker4life!]

They will hum/squeal really bad on turns.

 

[DaveBen]

Wheel bearings. Jack it up and spin the tire and you will hear the same noise.

Dave