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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 25 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 25 | My 54 half-ton has an annoying habit of making a loud squeal whenever I turn sharply to the right. The kingpins were replaced recently, and everything has been adequately greased. Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks! | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 | | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Is it tire scrub or a metallic suspension/drivetrain noise?
Scott | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | Stock wheels?
What size/type tires?
What air pressure in the tires? | | | | | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: May 2006 Posts: 8,351 | Does it do it any particular type of pavement? Or all of the time? And if it does it all of the time, does it do it when turned even if the truck isn't rolling?
Bill Burmeister
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,756 | dO YOU HAVE POWER STEERING if so check the belt, it will squeal when overloaded during a turn. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 25 Apprentice | | Apprentice Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 25 | No power steering, so that's out. Wheel bearings were recently replaced. Sound is there when the wheels are spinning, during sharp right turns, on any type of pavement. (It is not the tires squealing against the road...) Almost sounds like rubber against metal, but I can't find any evidence of that. 15" wheels, and tires are not oversize. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 640 | Have you checked the bed to see if a stray pig has gotten in there?  | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | take off the drums and look for signs of rubbing - sounds like those can be caused by side thrusting against poorly seating shoes, and there may be slight in/out movement of drums - might need a dab of brake grease where the shoes ride on the backing plate .... also check you got the spindle nut properly tightened
Bill | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 483 | Don't turn SHARPLY to the right, make 3 left's. U joint's | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 171 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 171 | Have you put the front of the truck up on jackstands so you can turn the wheels all the way to the right and spin the wheels? It would be nice if you can reproduce the sound in your garage. | | |
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