Hello all, After an easy day of trail riding yesterday, I was coming out to the main road and heard a rubbing/scraping sound that was coming from the drivers side rear. It was only doing it on straight stretches and would go silent into the turns. Then we pulled out and hit the main asphalt road where it wasn't doing much of anything out of the ordinary besides squeeky brakes. Anyhow, took a hard right hand turn onto the entrance ramp of the interstate and it made a Very loud grinding sound. I thought perhaps it was just some debris under there so I crawled underneath and looked and saw nothing. I tried to shake the wheel back/forth and side/side to see if perhaps it was the wheel bearing but the wheel was quite secure. Proceeded to drive with caution and at about 50mph something felt like it broke loose (for lack of a better term) but from this point forward the truck felt back to its normal self and I made it home (though very slowly and cautiously). Anyhow, this morning there is diff fluid that has leaked down the back side of my right rear rim/tire and there is a small puddle beginning to form (it didn't leak before)
I've yet to investigate as I had to go to work and now just got home from the dentist. I'm guessing wheel bearing though? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.. Robert S (formerly rubisco98 on the old DWEB)
I've yet to investigate as I had to go to work and now just got home from the dentist. I'm guessing wheel bearing though? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.. Robert S (formerly rubisco98 on the old DWEB)