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Old 09-10-2012, 10:56 AM
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I have a 92 Briarwood that has been making a painfully annoying noise when I drive coming from the right side of the front axel. The jeep runs fine just this noise won't go away.

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Is it a squeaky noise or humming noise?could be ujoint in the shaft or hub bearing, check the brake pads?
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it is a squeak. not the same type of squeak from a belt tho. I took the tire of and gave everything except for the break some pb blaster but that didnt do the trick. I changed the break pads about 3 months ago and they don't make any noise when I come to a stop so I know its not that.
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Bad shock or shock bushing? They can be squeeky? Is it intermittent, starts and stops, or consistent, does it for entire drive?

And when you say right do you mean passenger side or driver side? We dont know exactly you are looking at it. Use Driver /passenger instead of left /right...
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Drive side front tire. It only sqeaks while driving.
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Is it constant like the entire time the jeeps moving it squeaks, or like only when you hit a bump? Does it squeak at stop lights and you're idling?
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Is it constant like the entire time the jeeps moving it squeaks, or like only when you hit a bump? Does it squeak at stop lights and you're idling?
it only squeaks while driving. From the second the wheels start moving to the point they stop. No squeaks when idling at a red light or stop sign.
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I do have worn out stock suspension but I dont think it is that.
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Sounds like either a bearing or brake pads to me
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Sounds like either a bearing or brake pads to me
Think my brake pads could use a little atroglide?
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how should i check out the bearing?
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mine was doing the same thing; both wheelbearings had been washed dry from deepwater wheeling and started squeeking. replaced em and the squeeking & squeeling stopped...although i still have to track down a VERY loud & high pitched intermittent interior squeek i hear over bumps sometimes lol.
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http://www.car-stuff.com/1992jeepche...mixo3216536221

Just the bearing or a whole new hub?
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Originally Posted by Bigsnook91
http://www.car-stuff.com/1992jeepche...mixo3216536221

Just the bearing or a whole new hub?
I think you're stuck with the bearing I don't even list a hub in my system at work
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did you replace it yourself?


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