I have a constant whining noise coming from the front end ....When I turn the steering wheel to the right it whines and when I turn to the left it goes away...but still whines all the time when going straight....Changed drivers side wheel hub and still making the noise...Changed right wheel hub about 7,000 miles ago...could it be out again...OR is the noise the dreaded Front Axle Disconnect.....It will not go into any 4wd position either....am waiting on an actuator now but I don't think the actuator is going to stop the whining noise im hearing and I only hear it at 20 mph or above...Any ideas...Thanks in advance...
Whats this noise..ughhh
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SnowBlazer
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Had the exact same thing happen to me back in January. The whining, I put off until one day I had to pick my sister up from a friends house with 3" of snow on the ground. Turned out it was the TCASE actuator.
Mooseman
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I got the hubs from Oriellys...They are the better brand that they carry with the 3 yr warrenty...Precision Hub assembly I believe is the name..I know it wasn't master pro brand
Snowblazer...I can hear the actuator on the Transfer case working...not actually called an Actuator on the transfer case...cant remember the name but the only actuator I have heard of in this case is on the front axle 4wd disconnect
Yes I hear both motors
In my original post I said that when driving I hear the whining all the time...and when I turn the wheel to the right it still whines......That part I got wrong.....When I turn the steering wheel to the right the whining noise GOES AWAY.....when I straighten the wheel out it starts whining again....and when I turn the wheel to the left....the whining is still there.....sorry for the confusion
In my original post I said that when driving I hear the whining all the time...and when I turn the wheel to the right it still whines......That part I got wrong.....When I turn the steering wheel to the right the whining noise GOES AWAY.....when I straighten the wheel out it starts whining again....and when I turn the wheel to the left....the whining is still there.....sorry for the confusion
Mooseman
Moderator
This usually means that the right wheel hub is going bad but I have seen instances where the opposite occurred. When you turn right, you are taking weight off the right wheel, hence the reduction in noise.
thanks for the reply....I guess I can put another new hub assembly in the passenger side and see wheat happens...cant hurt anything ....will be able to rule out that part for certain....
redleg6
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- Apr 10, 2012
- 686
can this thread be stickied/faved for future drivetrain "Whats This Noise?" topics....make it a catch all for when something comes up and you can't quite figure it out
i've got something going on now my mine and I'm going to post a video (while driving on a *closed* course), but I can't figure out if its an easy repair or, dang i'm screwed type of thing
i've got something going on now my mine and I'm going to post a video (while driving on a *closed* course), but I can't figure out if its an easy repair or, dang i'm screwed type of thing
HARDTRAILZ
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- Nov 18, 2011
- 49,665
Could be, but there does o not seem to be a huge number of them needing a catch-all. Will see what the other mods think.
Mooseman
Moderator
Well, it is a very common problem for the hubs and is asked on a regular basis. Would be good to have a reference for this issue but if we do this for all common issues, we'll have stickies up the wazoo.
What I have seen on another forum (for snowmobiles) is one sticky and inside of it, a single post with the list of links to common problems and/or fixes. As new ones come out, it's added to the list by a mod.
I've seen some forums with so many stickies that it's a page long.
What I have seen on another forum (for snowmobiles) is one sticky and inside of it, a single post with the list of links to common problems and/or fixes. As new ones come out, it's added to the list by a mod.
I've seen some forums with so many stickies that it's a page long.
