little help with my trac

[Clusterpup]

Hello all,

A couple of monthes ago my truck started making a sound when in motion that sort of sounded like a brake wear indicator and slowly but surely over the weaks the noice has got a little louder and more frequent. This weekend I drove 500 miles and the noise has got much louder and I hear and feel grinding of some kind especially when I turn left. Turning left has made me really worried to the point that I don't even want to drive the truck. I'm going to lift the truck up in a little bit and spin the wheel and see if I can tell whats going on. Anyone have any ideas on what might be the culprit

 

[jrzytrac]

When the noise started did you get the brakes checked?

 

[Clusterpup]

Yeah I checked them myself they are in good shape. Usually if its the wear indicator it would stop when you apply the brakes. Anyhow, its definately not the brakes at this point, the grinding is not coming from worn pads on the rotor, I'm sure about that.

 

[JohnnyO]

When mine (my previous Sport Trac) made that sound it was a bad wheel bearing.

 

[bdmaash]

When mine (my previous Sport Trac) made that sound it was a bad wheel bearing.

I would guess wheel bearing too, raise the wheel off the ground and check fo play.

 

[Clusterpup]

Ok I lifted the truck and there was a lot of play holding the wheel top and bottom. I dont know how I made it back home without that bearing locking up. I wasn't happy to find out I have to buy the whole hub assembly though but I had a friend take me to go get one ($150). I will install tomorrow and do the other one soon as I can.

 

[Clusterpup]

Slapped a new hub assembly in yesterday and its all good now, sweet!

 

[ncranchero]

..........except your wallet!

 

[JohnnyO]

Score one for JohnnyO.....

 

[Clusterpup]

..........except your wallet!

Yeah for real, I had set aside $300 to take my truck to the chassis shop to have the frame straightened out and now I will have to wait a little longer having blown $150 on the hub assembly.

 

[chad551]

I used to replace mine every year, since the Timken hubs have a 1 year warranty. Buy them once from Autozone and you wont ever need to pay for them again.