fastcougar
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- City, State
- Kearnysville, WV
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 02' Mountaineer - V8 AWD
What is causing these noises?
My wife's Explorer has 100,500 miles on it and is running great, except for two annoying noises.
Starting last summer, the truck will sometimes make a very loud "moosing" noise when ideling. It sounds like a very loud high pitched fog horn ... don't know how else to describe it. This only occurs at idle and goes away when I give it gas. The truck runs great though and we simply ignore it as it comes and goes and seems to be related to heat/humidity. I think that it may be the harmonic dampener, but I am unsure.
Also, for the last 30-40K miles, there is a hum/moan coming from the front hub. I am usure if it is the CV joint or the hub bearing. Since the truck is a 1996, I am assuming from things that I have read on this board that the hub is sealed and would need to be replaced. I would much rather tackle that easy job and see if it cures the noise as opposed to doing the CV joint. I pretty much have it confined to the bearing since the noise is constant regardless of how the wheels are turned. I guess my question here is: Is the bearing sealed for this year truck or can I just replace the bearing without replacing the hub?
I have the Chilton manual and have a concrete understanding of vehicle mechanics, don't be affraid to get technical. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
My wife's Explorer has 100,500 miles on it and is running great, except for two annoying noises.
Starting last summer, the truck will sometimes make a very loud "moosing" noise when ideling. It sounds like a very loud high pitched fog horn ... don't know how else to describe it. This only occurs at idle and goes away when I give it gas. The truck runs great though and we simply ignore it as it comes and goes and seems to be related to heat/humidity. I think that it may be the harmonic dampener, but I am unsure.
Also, for the last 30-40K miles, there is a hum/moan coming from the front hub. I am usure if it is the CV joint or the hub bearing. Since the truck is a 1996, I am assuming from things that I have read on this board that the hub is sealed and would need to be replaced. I would much rather tackle that easy job and see if it cures the noise as opposed to doing the CV joint. I pretty much have it confined to the bearing since the noise is constant regardless of how the wheels are turned. I guess my question here is: Is the bearing sealed for this year truck or can I just replace the bearing without replacing the hub?
I have the Chilton manual and have a concrete understanding of vehicle mechanics, don't be affraid to get technical. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
