so after i got done mudding i pressure washed my jeep on my way to work i noticed a squealing noise coming for my passenger side front ent any suggestions to what it could be? wheel bearing? u-joint? and how do i check the part to see if it is good or bad?

 

Shoot sorry.... can i have a mod move this to xj tech???

 

thats why i never presure wash my stuff!!

 

best thing to do is take things apart and clean. After a fun mud trip its always good, in my opinion, to take off the wheels and clean everything fairly well with a garden hose. That way you can break big chunks off without it getting into cracks and places you dont need it to be...

What kind of squealing is it? Is it a constant tone, does it fluctuate with how you drive etc

 

it fluctates at all speeds and at a a steady space

 

check for rocks in between your backing plates and rotors.

Also follow the great advise above

 

yo bro try to see if you can find the grease fittings whens the last time you grease them

 

x^2 if the squeel gets faster with more speed, check your brakes. That happens to me in the rear drums, just been too lazy to take it apart.

 

most times i can get it to stop by hitting a a pot hole then i stop and think about my tie rod ends and swerve around

 

Whats wrong with your tierod ends?

 

im pretty sure the TR ends are shot

 

moved it for ya

 

probally mud in the brakes or the bearings.......if its in the bearings just get new ones and pack them its not that hard of a task....i know its not pretty when the bearings lock up when your driving down a highway from experience.......never had it in the brakes...i would think it would pull when you hit em.

 

When the squealing is happening, does it oscillate? Kinda louder than softer? If so it could be a ujoint.

 

Thanks Eliminator

Swampdonkey - i dont think i can just repack the wheel bearings i think im gonna need new assembly i dont know to much about the front wheel bearings havent had to do them yet. This is what my baby has http://www.1aauto.com/1A/wheel-beari...HS00020/315520

and polar - yes it does oscillate kinda like a firetruck siren lol what a wierd anallagy