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Old 11-12-2011, 10:18 PM
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Got a howling sound coming from front passenger side? Wheel bearing? Thanks for help butch
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When does it howl? Only when in motion?
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Could be u joint if your 4wd.
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Maybe the hubs?
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I suggest looking at both the U joints and the wheel bearings.

The noise on my 99 was due to both u joints running on rust and a dead wheel bearing on one side and a sad one on the other.

Plenty of good posts on how to do this job. I read several before doing the job.
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Take her to Bascken-Robins.
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Take her to Bascken-Robins.
Thanks for the awesome, supremely helpful post.
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Around 35 lol
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