Reggie Newton
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- February 25, 2003
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- City, State
- Superior, MT
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '99 XLT, V8, AWD
Really need HELP with this front end squeel.
'99 AWD Explorer has a front end squeel at low speeds: from 10 to about 25. Now, I figure that it also happens at higher speeds, but because it's rhythmic, it's probably hard to hear. The other mystifying thing about this problem is that it's not always there - especially when we take it to our mechanic it decides to go away - it's intermittent, and it also hasn't become any worse.
Two weekends ago I put the truck up on jackstands and put it in gear (I also took the front left wheel off) to get an idea where the sound was coming from - it sounds like it's coming from the pumpkin, or possibly, the CV axle - the left side is the short axle side. Does anyone have an idea what I need to do to stop this annoying sound? Is this a fix that I can do or is it best left for a mechanic?
'99 AWD Explorer has a front end squeel at low speeds: from 10 to about 25. Now, I figure that it also happens at higher speeds, but because it's rhythmic, it's probably hard to hear. The other mystifying thing about this problem is that it's not always there - especially when we take it to our mechanic it decides to go away - it's intermittent, and it also hasn't become any worse.
Two weekends ago I put the truck up on jackstands and put it in gear (I also took the front left wheel off) to get an idea where the sound was coming from - it sounds like it's coming from the pumpkin, or possibly, the CV axle - the left side is the short axle side. Does anyone have an idea what I need to do to stop this annoying sound? Is this a fix that I can do or is it best left for a mechanic?
