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My M1008 has something wrong that I need help figuring out. I have searched the threads and cannot find anyone who has listed the same signs and symptoms so therefore I do not know what part is causing the problem. Before anyone jumps down my throat, Doghead et all, please note that I have searched.
Since replacing the brakes and calipers, I hear an intermittant grating/grinding/scraping noise coming from the front right wheel. I have removed everything again to ensure it was installed properly and it was. The sound is intermittant and seems to come on after a bump in the road, sometimes it stops after a bump as well. I greased the ball joints and every other cert I could find. That seemed to improve it, temporarily, (which is when I took it to a mechanic friend so the problem mysteriously dissapeared, of course) but by the end of the day, it was the same.
My next idea is to take apart the hub, rotor, bearings etc. I have never done this before and it seems a little intimidating, but I will figure it out. Since this is the Dana axle, how do I find the parts needed with civilian part numbers? I am printing out the TM as I write this and my printer is smoking, but that is for future problems.
Any problems with trying this on my own? Do I need any special tools for the bearing work?
One person suggested it might be my U joints and that I should put it in 4WD and take it out for a spin and do some tight turns to "break it loose". Not sure if that sounds correct but I will try it.
If anyone has some ideas or constructive comments, I would appreciate it.
Since replacing the brakes and calipers, I hear an intermittant grating/grinding/scraping noise coming from the front right wheel. I have removed everything again to ensure it was installed properly and it was. The sound is intermittant and seems to come on after a bump in the road, sometimes it stops after a bump as well. I greased the ball joints and every other cert I could find. That seemed to improve it, temporarily, (which is when I took it to a mechanic friend so the problem mysteriously dissapeared, of course) but by the end of the day, it was the same.
My next idea is to take apart the hub, rotor, bearings etc. I have never done this before and it seems a little intimidating, but I will figure it out. Since this is the Dana axle, how do I find the parts needed with civilian part numbers? I am printing out the TM as I write this and my printer is smoking, but that is for future problems.
Any problems with trying this on my own? Do I need any special tools for the bearing work?
One person suggested it might be my U joints and that I should put it in 4WD and take it out for a spin and do some tight turns to "break it loose". Not sure if that sounds correct but I will try it.
If anyone has some ideas or constructive comments, I would appreciate it.