Tinkly Bearing Noise

[Ems and Jim]

Hiya,

Our truck has developed a loose / tinkling / grinding / bearing type noise intermittently. Cornering / braking / downshifting / rolling in 'N' makes no difference.
You can only hear it outside the car (or with the windows open) its from the front but other than that I have no idea !!!!


Help ?

J

[JimL]

Hiya,

Our truck has developed a loose / tinkling / grinding / bearing type noise intermittently. Cornering / braking / downshifting / rolling in 'N' makes no difference.
You can only hear it outside the car (or with the windows open) its from the front but other than that I have no idea !!!!


Help ?

J

love the signature, which ones Jim??

a month or two ago mine developed a dry bearing type of noise from the gearbox i'm sure and now six weeks on its practically gone, didnt spend a penny getting anyone to look at it, maybe a metal fragment got embedded or whatever, it was intermittent too

[Delboy]

Cound be your turbo going. The bearings in mine are screwed, but cnat afford a new one jsut yet. Makes the same kinda noise (i think). Does it get worse when you put your foot down?

[TonyN]

Check you havn't got any broken exhaust hangers, broken exhaust heat shields (underneath cab or on exhaust manifold or anything else hanging under the car.

[Ems and Jim]

Check you havn't got any broken exhaust hangers, broken exhaust heat shields (underneath cab or on exhaust manifold or anything else hanging under the car.

Cheers Tony,

I'll do that tomorrow when I grease my nipples before the pit !!!!!!!!!

Jim speaking..... NOT EMS !!!!!

[redneck]

Hiya,

Our truck has developed a loose / tinkling / grinding / bearing type noise intermittently. Cornering / braking / downshifting / rolling in 'N' makes no difference.
You can only hear it outside the car (or with the windows open) its from the front but other than that I have no idea !!!!


Help ?

J

'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''

I had a horrible rattly noise under a 4x4, put it up on the lift and couldn't find a thing wrong with it apart from a funny noise from the silencer when it was thumped - assumed the silencer had come apart inside so bought a new exhaust.
When I went to fit the new (expensive) exhaust, I discovered a broken bracket, Doh!!, it had broken with a saw tooth profile so when the engine was off it locked back in place. 5 minutes welding fixed it and I have a spare exhaust

Check the front pads and calipers to see if any muck/stones are lodged in the area - that makes a graunchy noise. So do wheel bearings which are on the way out.

Alteratively - turn up the stereo and don't open the window

Good luck
Redneck

[crusty]

Crusty says "front brake pads"

You have a metal "low pad" warning clip thing on the pad that makes a noise against the rotor to let you know when your pads are worn. Trouble is, most people drive round for another 12 months thinking, "What is that noise?".
jim.