Weird noise left front wheel

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Weird noise left front wheel

Postby ffitz64 » Sun Aug 26, 2018 8:14 am

I'm hearing a noise from the left front at about 40mph. It could best be described as a mechanical interference noise like a rotating part hitting a stationary part. It comes and goes with speed change but not with braking or cycling 4WD on/off. It does not change with load like a wheel bearing. I'm baffled. Any thoughts?


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Postby smj999smj » Sun Aug 26, 2018 3:33 pm

Without actually hearing the noise, it'll be hard to diagnose on a forum level. Wheel bearing hubs are a fairly common failure on these vehicles. Perhaps a rock or pebble got stuck in the brake assembly? You may have to jack up and do a visual inspection while turning the wheel to figure out what it is.


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