laserstun
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- March 4, 2010
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- City, State
- Scottsdale, AZ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1994 XLT 2WD
1994 XLT 2WD, Stock.
About a month ago, I started noticing a low vibrating hum coming from under the truck. It starts to be noticeable at about 40 MPH and gets really loud on the freeway between about 65-70MPH. At first, I thought it was the tires. They were getting pretty old. I just replaced the tires yesterday and figured it would go away once that happened. No luck. The truck does however, ride and handle a lot better on tires with actual tread so no complaints there . Still, that vibration is pretty noticeable and I can't figure it out.
I've checked the transmission fluid, it's not low and still nice and red. The front brake hardware was also just serviced (new rotors & pads). The vibration started before those parts were replaced so I'm guessing that rules it out. The vibration doesn't seem to have anything to do with the engine. If I put it in park or neutral and rev the engine, there's no vibration at all. It's definitely something the truck does when it's moving.
Somebody suggested it may be a wheel bearing, but he wasn't sure. Any ideas as to what it could be? Hopefully nothing expensive. Thanks.
About a month ago, I started noticing a low vibrating hum coming from under the truck. It starts to be noticeable at about 40 MPH and gets really loud on the freeway between about 65-70MPH. At first, I thought it was the tires. They were getting pretty old. I just replaced the tires yesterday and figured it would go away once that happened. No luck. The truck does however, ride and handle a lot better on tires with actual tread so no complaints there . Still, that vibration is pretty noticeable and I can't figure it out.
I've checked the transmission fluid, it's not low and still nice and red. The front brake hardware was also just serviced (new rotors & pads). The vibration started before those parts were replaced so I'm guessing that rules it out. The vibration doesn't seem to have anything to do with the engine. If I put it in park or neutral and rev the engine, there's no vibration at all. It's definitely something the truck does when it's moving.
Somebody suggested it may be a wheel bearing, but he wasn't sure. Any ideas as to what it could be? Hopefully nothing expensive. Thanks.