In my last thread I assumed that I had a wheel bearing going out of the front drivers side. Changed it and that wasn't too bad. Still have a growel when I turn right and mildly when going straight. Anyone have thoughts?

 

hmmm, does it happen when coming to a stop? I have a similar growl, but mine only happens randomly when I am coming to a stop with the steering wheel slightly turned left/right...

 

Not really. I can hear it growl when I slow down, but can hear it while I'm driving.
I checked the passenger wheel for play, but couldn't feel anything other than I noticed I need to tie rod ends. (thought maybe I changed the wrong side) I've heard also that when you turn one way it is the bearing on the side you turn to, not the one that gets loaded by the weight. Should there be any play on the inner axles? The tires are pretty new and it made the noise before they were put on.

I thought for sure that the bearing was the problem.

 

If you can put the truck in the air (on a hoist, or on jackstands) and you run it in 4wd in gear and let it idle along, you can use a long screwdriver (8inch +) like a stethiscope (the think you use to listen like a doctor) on different parts to pinpoint where it is coming from.

Put the tip of the screwdriver on what you want to listen to and the other end hold against your ear.

We use that trick at work to figure out where noises are coming from, especially wheel bearing, sometime it sound like one side's outer wheel bearing, but its really the other side's inside wheel bearing.

Hope it can help you

 

yet to old screwdriver trick works well. a noise that chances when you steer slight left to right is usaualy a wheel brg it's not un common to chang one and fint the other one makes noise also

 

When you say inside wheel bearing, do you mean the bearing inside the axle housing? Man that would suck to change that out wouldn't it?

 

Thank guys.....the verdict is...passenger side bearing. along with that I ended up repalcing tie rod ends and brakes. That bearing was a b**** to get out. Big hammer and big chisel.

Well we'll see whats next....