By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 03:39 pm: Edit

What's involved front / rear?

I have a squeaking noise, maybe about 10 times faster that the wheel rotation speed, so I'm thinking its a bearing or something. It sounds like a grasshopper, below about 30 mph. Maybe some mud got in somehow?

By joshua on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 05:22 pm: Edit

Dean, my bearings went and sounded just like that.
I inicially thought it was a pebble in the E brake drum, then the Cats, but narrowed it down to the bearings... Mine were in 100 different peices.
Pull your wheel off, and see if there is any play in the rotor..you might actauly be able to do it with the tire on, just up on a jack..if there is lateral movement then its your bearings..if no movement, spin each rotor and narrow it down.
remember you will bneed to do both sides even if only one side is bad..

as for the job, it was my first major repair I did myself..a little help from rob, brian and the parts from nathan was all i needed..I also used the "tech" part of this board to help, it was pretty damn easy. The only thing the steps didnt cover was pulling the halfshafts, which you need to do

when you have teh rotors off, its also a good time to get them turned, replace break pads, clean ABS sensors ect ect

give a shout offboard if you are going to tackle it..

josh

By joshua on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 05:24 pm: Edit

oh and dean, i wouldnt recomend re-packing...replace them! They are realy cheap, and you still have to do all the work to get to em.
-j

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 05:32 pm: Edit

Thanks josh for the advice. Its only 6 months old right now, so I'd be getting the dealer to do it if necessary. I wanted to know what the noise was, and if it was just a quick job to repack them. I'll email you for details.

Dean

By Kyle on Friday, November 30, 2001 - 05:41 pm: Edit

Check those U joints dean.....


Kyle

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Saturday, December 01, 2001 - 08:37 am: Edit

On the drive shafts?

By Axel Haakonsen (Axel) on Saturday, December 01, 2001 - 09:06 am: Edit

Yes, it could be your u-joints going, too. (On the drive shafts). They make a chirping sound when they go bad, as well. And you want to catch a bad u-joint before it gives out, because if a u-joint gives out at speed, you can have some serious damage from that driveshaft 'trashing about' as you brits would say.....

By Scott (Scott_Bowden) on Sunday, December 02, 2001 - 07:42 pm: Edit

Make sure you clean under your truck good!
You wouldn't want the dealer to acuse you of driving it off road or going thru a small "puddle".
You are the one in the video, right?

By Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d) on Sunday, December 02, 2001 - 08:36 pm: Edit

Scott, yeah that's me.

I can just blame it on the dealership trip that I went on, That's the only trip I ever did right? Boy it was muddy that day!

oh, forgot about the snorkel though.

Axel I had a drive shaft go on me in a passenger car - freakin car vibrated like a bastard. The ford was good though - picked up a used one for $17 and it ws right as rain

By Tom P. on Monday, December 03, 2001 - 09:33 am: Edit

Dean,

If the wheel bearings and u-joints check out OK, then consider the parking break. I had a scuffing noise that was a bear to isolate. It turned out to be rust inside the parking brake drum.

Tom Proctor
96 Disco

By Tom P. on Tuesday, December 04, 2001 - 08:16 pm: Edit

Dean,

I don't know how hub parts cross over between the D1 and D2, but you might find out if the hub seals are the same as D1's. If they are, then you can substitute the older RR hub seal (RTC3511). This hub seal is a real double lip seal with dual garter springs and would help keep all that water, you like driving though so much, out of your hubs!

Tom Proctor
96 Disco