Admins, please move to the correct forum, thank you. My apologies.
I'm looking for some guidance on how to track down a noise and how to diagnose/fix it.
I'm getting a creaking noise from the front driver's side wheel well when I enter or exit our TB. And/or the suspension makes any up/down travel at slower speeds.
When rocking the TB side to side, the sound seems to be come from somewhere in the upper suspension. While rocking the TB side to side and placing my hand on various parts, I can feel a vibration coming from maybe the top of the steering knuckle. Maybe the upper ball joint? But I can feel vibration in coming from where the upper control arm mounts to the body and the strut assembly. I tried spraying pb blaster on various parts but never stopped the vibration or noise.
Also, the TB does pull to the left slightly and the inside edge of both front tires are showing excessive wear (almost completely smooth) and the top of both front tires look to be leaning in.
With high mileage (293,xxx miles) I know parts are going to need to be replaced. At this mileage I'm thinking a suspension rebuild is probably due. But I can't afford to do it all at once. I will have to do it piece by piece.
But for now I need to find what is causing the noise and tire wear and fix that first.
Any ideas on what could be causing the pulling, noise, vibration, and tire wear?
Any insight, tips, and/or advice is greatly appreciated.
I'm looking for some guidance on how to track down a noise and how to diagnose/fix it.
I'm getting a creaking noise from the front driver's side wheel well when I enter or exit our TB. And/or the suspension makes any up/down travel at slower speeds.
When rocking the TB side to side, the sound seems to be come from somewhere in the upper suspension. While rocking the TB side to side and placing my hand on various parts, I can feel a vibration coming from maybe the top of the steering knuckle. Maybe the upper ball joint? But I can feel vibration in coming from where the upper control arm mounts to the body and the strut assembly. I tried spraying pb blaster on various parts but never stopped the vibration or noise.
Also, the TB does pull to the left slightly and the inside edge of both front tires are showing excessive wear (almost completely smooth) and the top of both front tires look to be leaning in.
With high mileage (293,xxx miles) I know parts are going to need to be replaced. At this mileage I'm thinking a suspension rebuild is probably due. But I can't afford to do it all at once. I will have to do it piece by piece.
But for now I need to find what is causing the noise and tire wear and fix that first.
Any ideas on what could be causing the pulling, noise, vibration, and tire wear?
Any insight, tips, and/or advice is greatly appreciated.
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