So I've just finished installing the Hughes plenum kit with the aluminum 1/4" plate and whatnot, and the truck is running great! Though as one item is fixed, another arises...

Now there's this weird squeaky/whining noise coming from the front end of the truck. I don't think its the serpentine because the noise only occurs when the wheels are moving, not if I rev it in neutral. I think it may be a steering pump problem as it is more prevalent if I am turning right than left, but the whine usually coincides with the speed of the tires, so I'm kinda stumped.

Anyone have a sound similar to this? Its obnoxiously loud, kind of a squeaking.

Thanks for any help!

 

Check your brake pads first as they have a low pad warning device so that maybe what you are now hearing.

 

X2! That's why they are called "squealers". Small metal tabs that hit the rotor when the pad gets worn.

 

Jack the front end up and turn the wheels and listen for any noise?

 

Wheel bearing? Sometimes they moan and sometimes they squeal.