David Boer
Member
Happy Holidays everyone! I am posting as this site is always a wealth of knowledge and has always helped me track down the issues with my sporttrac. This have consisted of the infamous leaking intake gasket causing stalling/running rough in cold weather, the sticking iac, etc.
I have had a noise coming from the front end for quite some time. It is a whirling noise that comes with the rotation of the tires and can be heard after getting above a few mph. I have a 2001 2WD job1. Even though it is a 2WD I have rulled out the drivetrain by driving in neutral and the sound remains. I have also tried turning the wheel left and right while driving to see if the noise changes, but it does not.
The tires are not chewed up on the insides, or wearing funny, but the noise always seems to get slightly better (never gone though) after rotating the tires.
I have read a few posts that there may not be adjustments for the front end alignment in this model year in 2WD. Anyone have any suggestions as to whether I may be looking at a bad hub, or an alignment (camber, caster, toe) issue? The truck does not pull to either side and the as I mentioned before, the tires are not wearing uneven, or getting chewed up.
Any suggestions on next steps to resolve this issue would be appreciated.
Happy New Year!
I have had a noise coming from the front end for quite some time. It is a whirling noise that comes with the rotation of the tires and can be heard after getting above a few mph. I have a 2001 2WD job1. Even though it is a 2WD I have rulled out the drivetrain by driving in neutral and the sound remains. I have also tried turning the wheel left and right while driving to see if the noise changes, but it does not.
The tires are not chewed up on the insides, or wearing funny, but the noise always seems to get slightly better (never gone though) after rotating the tires.
I have read a few posts that there may not be adjustments for the front end alignment in this model year in 2WD. Anyone have any suggestions as to whether I may be looking at a bad hub, or an alignment (camber, caster, toe) issue? The truck does not pull to either side and the as I mentioned before, the tires are not wearing uneven, or getting chewed up.
Any suggestions on next steps to resolve this issue would be appreciated.
Happy New Year!