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I found that if I rock the steering side to side some at low speed, it will generally break loose with a minimum of fuss.
That's exactly what I have been doing to disengage mine! Do you think its possible something (maybe those same bushings you mentioned) could be responsible for the noises while driving? Maybe an axle or part of the CAD is "floating" around or something..
It's possible. Some axles had bushings, I think some older ones actually had a needle bearing for the inner axle "bushing". That seems like a good idea to me. More durable. Probably wouldn't hurt to pull the cad, and see what things look like, and how much slop you have in there. (careful though, the bolts that hold the housing on like to break.)
Probably wouldn't hurt to pull the cad, and see what things look like, and how much slop you have in there. (careful though, the bolts that hold the housing on like to break.)
Does the noise change when you turn the truck?
I'm sure it will be a PITA, mines rusted out pretty nicely and one of the vacuum ports already snapped short.
And actually it does. I just rebuilt the whole front end (feels great!!) And even with the front DS out I can hear a light whirring sort of noise when turning the wheel to the right. Going straight or left I can't hear anything at all though.
I'm still thinking it may be your wheel bearing, even though it was recently replaced, as there is a wide variety of quality in wheel bearings these days. Have you tried checking the wheel bearing for play/slop?