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Old 03-13-2012, 10:19 PM
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I'm having an annoying squeaking noise when I turn either left or right. The noise varies with the speed, so I'm thinking it might be the front bearings? I don't mind replacing those, but would hate to go thru the trouble and that not be the problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I took a little video of the noise to help with the diagnosis:


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I'm having an annoying squeaking noise when I turn either left or right. The noise varies with the speed, so I'm thinking it might be the front bearings? I don't mind replacing those, but would hate to go thru the trouble and that not be the problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

I took a little video of the noise to help with the diagnosis:

Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmxN-3SvqXA

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I couldn't decipher out a squeak in the video.
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I'll try to take some more video, probably need to go to a parking lot and just drive in circles to recreate it... Wish there was a way I could mount the camera under the jeep near the front end.
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it is probably a u-joint. lay under the jeep, grab the front driveshaft, and watch them.
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