Whining noise in the rear end
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02-11-2010, 12:34 PM
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her truck and yep. i'm not sure if it was both bearings or if that is just different sides of the same one.
i wouldn't drive it when its making that noise. all it takes is a big enough chunk to break off and jam up the rest of the bearing, then the pinion will start to wobble, then the gears will explode and you'll need a whole new rear end instead of just new bearings.
on her truck it didn't matter if there was a load or not and it didn't matter if you babied the throttle or stomped on it, the noise was relative to speed.
I have the exact same noise in my truck also. It's been that way from day one of owning it for well over 10k miles. I just don't see how it could be the pinion or carrier bearings considering that it doesn't change sound at all under load or no load? Do you think it is likely to go out anytime soon?
on her truck it didn't matter if there was a load or not and it didn't matter if you babied the throttle or stomped on it, the noise was relative to speed.