hey everyone i am having this crazy issue and its driving me nuts. My front end on my truck mainly from my passanger side i am getting this loud squeaking noise when i am moving. Its almost like my break pads are rubbing but they aren't i checked those and they were good. Anyone have any idea's what this could be? Also will a truck have both wheel bearing hub and u-joints or is it one or the other?

 

can you reproduce the sound when not moving. open the drivers door for a little more leverage and lift up on the door to rock the cab side to side. does it squeak. if so it the transmission linkage bushings. grease them.

 

4wd has both front axle u-joints and wheel/hub bearings.
2wd has wheel/hub bearings only in front.

jack up the front and spin the wheel. noise?

 

ok great i will try these things out...... when i jack the truck up and spin the wheel it does make noise but not reallly a squeaking noise though..... Also when i jacked the truck up and put my hand on the top of the tire and bottom and moved it back and fourth there was a lot of play in there the same thing when i moved the wheel side to side alot of play but driver said is still solid. I am thinking bad ball joints on wheel bearing??

 

probably the wheel bearing. g
to make sure, with tire jacked up off the ground only a couple of inches - stick a pipe or crowbar under the tire and pry up and down to make it move. get under the truck and shine a light on the ball joints while you do this. it sort of takes 3 hands. if you see the ball joints flopping back and forth - its them. if not - its wheel bearing.

caution - don't continue driving it with bad wheel bearing. the wheel could fall off and damage the axle or spindle.