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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 03:12 PM
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I'm at my wits end and about to sell my Dakota because of a noise that is driving me freaking crazy!!!!!!!!!
It happens with I'm driving and y=go around a left hand curve, it doesn't happen when I go around a right curve, I'm scared I'm gonna end up upside down in a corn field
Here's what I've done so far
(1)Replaced both upper and lower ball joints
(2)replaced the right side hub assy
(3) replaced the left half shaft
(4) removed the cv joints and stuck them through the hubs with the front drive shaft disconnected
(5) replaced both left and right hand spindles ( because of brake slide pin holes
(6) swapped rotors from left to right hoping the sound would go with it, its still on the right
(7) rotated tires
I've eliminated the front diff because I had both half shaft and the drive shaft out at the same time
I need this truck either running properly or else I have to get rid of it because I cant afford a truck that isn't running and I really really want to keep it because I love it, I can fix it if I know what it is ,but I cant figure this out and I'm almost in tears

PlEASE HELP!!!!!!
I'm desperate
 

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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 03:57 PM
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Can we get a recording of the sound?

And I notice the left hub hasn't been swapped; usually the sound gets louder as a bad bearing loads, but occasionally it'll get worse as it UNLOADS and disappears as it loads, so the "other side from the way I'm turning" rule isn't a 100% guarantee.

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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 04:00 PM
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So could it be the left hub?
I'll try to record the sound tomorrow but it'll be from inside the truck if I can
 
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 04:04 PM
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Have the tires checked for balance and broken belts
 
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 04:58 PM
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cant be broken belts tires are a year old never abused, and I forgot to put I rotated them in the description....my bad
 
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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 05:00 PM
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The "rotated them" absolves them, but yah, "year old never abused" <> "belts didn't break due to **** roads and/or crap production".

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Old Dec 15, 2019 | 05:16 PM
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LOL I drive 15 miles to work and the state maintains the roads here perfectly, its perfectly smooth to and from my work
 
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Ok i tried this morning to get a sound bite for yall but my sound recorder didn't pick it up, I think there's just too much background noise
 
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Here's one
 
Attached Files
File Type: mp3
My Recording_1.mp3 (1.52 MB, 33 views)
File Type: mp3
My Recording_2.mp3 (1.08 MB, 30 views)

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Old Dec 16, 2019 | 10:00 AM
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I look forward to hearing what others have to say I have no clue.
 
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