Squeaky front wheel
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Squeaky front wheel
This past week my front passenger tire has started to give a medium to high pitch squeak as I accelerate. It goes away after a while, but if the truck sits for a period of time it comes back. The faster I go the quicker the pace of the noise. When I slow down the noise pace drops, but it has the same pitch.
I do not think it’s the brakes as there is no change in pitch as I add pressure.
Suggestions?
95 Ram 2500
V10 Magnum SLT Laramie
199998 miles
I Love this Truck!
I do not think it’s the brakes as there is no change in pitch as I add pressure.
Suggestions?
95 Ram 2500
V10 Magnum SLT Laramie
199998 miles
I Love this Truck!
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I'd have the brakes checked out anyway.
I had a 1995 Dakota before the Ram here that had a squeak from day 1 of new pads. I was cheap at the time on auto stuff, and thought brakes are brakes, went with some cheap "lifetime warranty" metallic pads (don't do it!). From then on, I had a never ending squeak until the day I traded it in.
I had a 1995 Dakota before the Ram here that had a squeak from day 1 of new pads. I was cheap at the time on auto stuff, and thought brakes are brakes, went with some cheap "lifetime warranty" metallic pads (don't do it!). From then on, I had a never ending squeak until the day I traded it in.
Last edited by jasonw; Feb 4, 2009 at 07:41 PM.
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if your brake pads have the built in squealers (the little metal prongs that drag on lower part of the rotor), then it could be worn out pads.
or it could be a bad bearing or u-joint (4wd). jack up the front and spin and wiggle the wheel.
or it could be a bad bearing or u-joint (4wd). jack up the front and spin and wiggle the wheel.
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Maybe there is a mouse in the engine bay... I try to think outside of the box...
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Ya, what he said... jack it up and try and reproduce the noise while you can sit by it and see where its coming from
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Ya, what he said... jack it up and try and reproduce the noise while you can sit by it and see where its coming from
Last edited by madmax0r; Feb 4, 2009 at 11:04 PM.
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Total rebuild of the front brakes! I decieded to go that route after being told the issue was my brakes and that they were way past due for service. Sucks because when I bought the truck from "reliable" source I was told the breaks were rebuilt and only under a year old. But my "beast" went almost 200k with some hard driving on the orginal rotor's...
The cost does make me wish it was a mouse though.
Thanks for all of you help!
The cost does make me wish it was a mouse though.
Thanks for all of you help!
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I have had the same thing I paid big bucks to get the ceramic brake pads and now the squeaking has turned into load scratching and grinding!! they where nascar brake pads but I called to get a opinion from crappy tire He said it could be that one of my calipers need some lubricating so maybe its been jamming I guess and the one side has been doing all the work so inter its worn out now I really don't know can anyone give me some advice???
