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Old 11-08-2016, 02:56 PM
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Default 2001 1500 sport 2WD Wheel Breaing

Does anyone know if the 2nd gen 1500 sports have a removable wheel bearing or do i have to replace the entire hub assembly?
When i go over any bumps with the windows down i hear kind of a klank sound, i have checked and replaced most of the front end it only does it on the front.
 
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Old 11-08-2016, 02:58 PM
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01 will be hub/bearing assembly.
 
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Old 11-08-2016, 03:00 PM
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damn lol at least they are fairly cheap. do you think thats the noise i am hearing? i didnt hear it much but its gotten where if im going around 20mph i hear or if im doing 50 it doesnt seem to matter
 
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Have you checked the track bar joints? Steering components? Shocks?
 
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yes i have all good and i have already replaced everything in the steering except for the idler arm (plan on that this weekend) damn i did not check the track bar purely because i have never heard a track bar make this sound but ill check it out after work
 
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Wheel bearings don't clunk. They make a howling sound at speed. What you described sounds like sway bar end links and/or ball joints.
 

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thanks i did a visual check and the sway bar links look good and the bushings are still intact but ill pull the wheel off and check both this weekend
 
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Check the shock bolts too.... The lower bolt gets torqued to some truly stupid number, else it rattles over bumps.
 




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