Posted by rrlund on October 16, 2013 at 16:44:55 from (207.241.137.116):
This is going to be long,but I want to be thorough. I'll break it up best I can.
My 85 Ford F250 4x4,standard transmission,lockout hubs has a noise in the front end. I don't know whether to call it a rumble or low whine. If any of you ever had an old 4x4 with 7.50 16 bias ply mud and snow tires and drove it on a paved road that was recently re tarred with new crushed stone,that's what it sounds like. It doesn't matter if the hubs are locked or unlocked.
It started early last spring but is progressively getting worse. This morning if anybody had been in the truck with me,we wouldn't have been able to have a conversation without yelling.
When it started,I thought it was an exhaust leak,but still,you can push in the clutch and let off the accelerator and the noise doesn't change at all. Soon after it started,I took the check plug out of the transmission and no oil came out. I stuck my little finger in,bent it down as far as I could reach and didn't find any. I don't remember now how much it took to fill it,but it was a pretty fair whack.
I pulled the front wheels the same day,took the calipers off,turned the rotors around with the hubs locked and unlocked. Didn't hear any grinding,scrapping or get any resistance. Haven't tried it again lately.
I did notice something this morning. I was dodging rough spots in the pavement and when I would turn right the least little bit back in to my own lane,the noise seemed to let up.
Is there an actual sealed wheel bearing in there somewhere like a front wheel drive car has? There has to be something more than just an axle and the taper bearings inside the hub doesn't there?
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