| Author | Message | ||
     Jon Dyer (Jmd) New Member Username: Jmd Post Number: 4 Registered: 11-2003 |
my new work run is taking me through a hard right uphill turn. During this turn I've noticed a slight knocking sound coming from the left rear wheel. It's not that loud but is noticeable and doesn't really occur at any other time while driving. I suspect that this will have to go to my mechanic but if it is a home mechanic fix I'll give it a go. Cheers. | ||
| thom mathie (Muskyman) Senior Member Username: Muskyman Post Number: 618 Registered: 11-2002 |
sounds like a wheel bearing in early stages of going bad. jack up that corner and see if there is play in that wheel or sounds when it is spun by hand MM | ||
| Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d Post Number: 1467 Registered: 02-2002 |
Could be a loose bushing bolt, shock bolt or any number of other fixtures that is loose also. Can you shake the truck and listen for knocking noises? Or get someone else to shake it while you take a look underneath and see if anythings moving? | ||
| Christopher Boese (Christopher) Senior Member Username: Christopher Post Number: 296 Registered: 10-2002 |
Sounds to me too like a wheel bearing. My Audi had the same symptoms, and got a new bearing under warranty. | ||
| Geoff 93 RRC (Geoff) Senior Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 262 Registered: 11-2002 |
I had a sort of knocking sound when turning right - it was the left stub axle bearing. If worn or not aligned square with the axle it allows the cv to move in an elliptical arc and contact the housing. If this is the cause you need to pull the stub axle and drive out/in new bearing and seal. The parts are cheap. You need some kind of angled punch to drive out the old seal/bearing or a slide hammer type puller. I didn't drive the new bearing as far as possible, just slightly recessed from the brass end of the stub axle. You have to get it square or you'll have the same problem again. About 2-3 hours first time using the manual. If you tear down to the wheel bearings you're 90% there. | ||
| Jon Dyer (Jmd) New Member Username: Jmd Post Number: 7 Registered: 11-2003 |
thanks for the feedback - as a beginner under the truck I'll start start by checking if any of the bolts are loose. Otherwise it looks like a saturday morning job. Is there a way to know if the sound is coming from the stub axle or the wheel bearing? Ta. | ||
| Geoff 93 RRC (Geoff) Senior Member Username: Geoff Post Number: 264 Registered: 11-2002 |
I re-read your post and you said rear. No CV on rear so disregard my previous post if certain its from rear. The rubbing cv appears on a sharp, 90 degree turn and sounds like a kind of rythmic womp..womp...womp from the rubbing inside the housing. Its a hollow sound not a sharp knock as if a hammer on word or steel. |
