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Even though I got Very Lucky in Diagnosing and Solving THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM... The number of things that can go "Bang and Bump and Grind" under our vehicles is HUGE... So Please.... Start with viewing Drew's @MAY03LT "One Over The World" Suspension Noise Diagnostic Video to get a better overview and understanding of what YOUR specific problem might be.... whether it is a Bad Wheel Hib Bearing... or it turns out to be something else:
My son just called me to explain that the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L-4L60E he borrowed from me while waiting for the 2002 TB gets sorted out with the '04 Donor Motor ...is "...Acting Up," He explained that when driving between 30 and 40 MPH... He can hear, "...a terrible grinding noise...like 'Metal on Metal' in the Front Passenger Side area of the Truck."
He has had the vehicle since just before my back Surgery in April of 2015...and while I did put on Brand New Tires (described in the "Spun Stud" Post)... I really paid little attention to the condition of brakes since I was incapable of driving the damned thing at that time. I am guessing that with his "Heavy Foot" on both the Gas and the Brakes... that perhaps the material on the Brake Pad has worn down enough to just fall off and leave the underlying Metal Bracket to drag along on the surface of the disk... but I won't know what is what until I pick him up this evening.
I had not thought about this until just now... but this will be the first time that I will be driving the Silverado since I bought it... and would appreciate some input from anybody that has had a similar "noisy grinding" experience. I will drive out to his work site at 11:00 PM this evening and let him use his Mother's Nissan Altima ...and then I'd like to "baby" the truck back home here without towing it... if possible. If this is can be anything other than a loose or separated Brake Pad... I'd like some input from others with a similar experience on what else the problem might be. I have not as yet had the chance to even open the hood on this vehicle... so if there is something else I need to be aware of... I'd appreciate knowing of other's experiences here before I head out there tonight. TIA -=Bob=-
Even though I got Very Lucky in Diagnosing and Solving THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM... The number of things that can go "Bang and Bump and Grind" under our vehicles is HUGE... So Please.... Start with viewing Drew's @MAY03LT "One Over The World" Suspension Noise Diagnostic Video to get a better overview and understanding of what YOUR specific problem might be.... whether it is a Bad Wheel Hib Bearing... or it turns out to be something else:
My son just called me to explain that the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.8L-4L60E he borrowed from me while waiting for the 2002 TB gets sorted out with the '04 Donor Motor ...is "...Acting Up," He explained that when driving between 30 and 40 MPH... He can hear, "...a terrible grinding noise...like 'Metal on Metal' in the Front Passenger Side area of the Truck."
He has had the vehicle since just before my back Surgery in April of 2015...and while I did put on Brand New Tires (described in the "Spun Stud" Post)... I really paid little attention to the condition of brakes since I was incapable of driving the damned thing at that time. I am guessing that with his "Heavy Foot" on both the Gas and the Brakes... that perhaps the material on the Brake Pad has worn down enough to just fall off and leave the underlying Metal Bracket to drag along on the surface of the disk... but I won't know what is what until I pick him up this evening.
I had not thought about this until just now... but this will be the first time that I will be driving the Silverado since I bought it... and would appreciate some input from anybody that has had a similar "noisy grinding" experience. I will drive out to his work site at 11:00 PM this evening and let him use his Mother's Nissan Altima ...and then I'd like to "baby" the truck back home here without towing it... if possible. If this is can be anything other than a loose or separated Brake Pad... I'd like some input from others with a similar experience on what else the problem might be. I have not as yet had the chance to even open the hood on this vehicle... so if there is something else I need to be aware of... I'd appreciate knowing of other's experiences here before I head out there tonight. TIA -=Bob=-
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