velacreations
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Hello all, I'm back with a noise issue on my '94 7.3L 4x4 turbo.
My right back tire has had some bad luck lately, and I've picked up about 4 nails/screws/metal chunks over a 4 week period. Anyway, the last time, I had my spare on few a while, like 100 miles. Nothing happened, everything ran great. MY spare is actually a real tire, but is a slightly different size than my others.
This week, I fired it up, with the spare still on, and went to town to get a new tire. When I got to 55 mph, I notice a noise, kinda like a hum/rubbing noise. It's almost the same noise as the vibrating pavement on the shoulders of the highways in AZ, if you know what I mean. It's not real loud, but definitely noticeable.
I just figured it was the spare tire, but even after trying 2 other tires, the sound is still there. I've looked at the drive shaft, all the joints, nothing is hot or looks like it is rubbing.
The noise starts around 55, goes until about 70-75 then gets less.
I've put the truck in 4x4 a number of times lately, and I'm worried it might be the 4x4 acting up. The 4x4 is strong, and works great, but maybe it's kinda engaged still or something?
Any thoughts?
My right back tire has had some bad luck lately, and I've picked up about 4 nails/screws/metal chunks over a 4 week period. Anyway, the last time, I had my spare on few a while, like 100 miles. Nothing happened, everything ran great. MY spare is actually a real tire, but is a slightly different size than my others.
This week, I fired it up, with the spare still on, and went to town to get a new tire. When I got to 55 mph, I notice a noise, kinda like a hum/rubbing noise. It's almost the same noise as the vibrating pavement on the shoulders of the highways in AZ, if you know what I mean. It's not real loud, but definitely noticeable.
I just figured it was the spare tire, but even after trying 2 other tires, the sound is still there. I've looked at the drive shaft, all the joints, nothing is hot or looks like it is rubbing.
The noise starts around 55, goes until about 70-75 then gets less.
I've put the truck in 4x4 a number of times lately, and I'm worried it might be the 4x4 acting up. The 4x4 is strong, and works great, but maybe it's kinda engaged still or something?
Any thoughts?