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Old 03-06-2013, 12:49 PM
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Hello all, I have this "hum" noise coming from the rear, it almost sounds like when a truck has big nobby tired and you hear that hum, I just changed out the rear drums and while checking everything, I spun the spindles and feel like a small vibration or like going over rumble strips at the toll booths but a lot lighter, hard to describe, trying my best lol, a friend of mine thinks it could be the bearings? Are the spindles supposed to spin freely or is there some sought of drag on them? Thanks for any help!
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Change the rear diff fluid and see if there is any metal shavings in it. That'd be the first thing I'd want to rule out.
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I was thinking that being the po had no service records, I just did a 350 mile trip into the "mountains" and it didn't get any louder, I'll try that first and report back, thanks
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