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Old Feb 5, 2025 | 08:03 AM
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Hope 2025 has started well for ya'll. I have a 07 STX special edition with the 5.4 3V. I've added some upgrades many years ago so I don't believe any of them are the cause. I tried recording them but you can't hear the noises so here's the best description I come up with. One noise sounds like a nail in your tire. Sounds like clicking than speeds up and slows down with the tire rotation. There is nothing in the tire, it doesn't lose air, taken it off and put in water with no signs of a nail or anything else that would cause that sound.
2nd noise started about 3 weeks ago as a low roar but fast forward and now it's a loud roar that sounds like your in a 4x4with mud tires on it.
3rd notice sounds like metal on metal squeaks or grinding in the front in but I can't find any cause.

anyone else have or had these noises?
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Old Feb 5, 2025 | 08:41 AM
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Wheel bearing hub or cv axle if 4x4 maybe??
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Old Feb 5, 2025 | 02:12 PM
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I'd guess you have a bearing failing. Sometimes they can fail in such a way that the cage (if applicable) gets a crack in it and that tan catch and cause a similar noise to the nail in a tire.
If you take it on long sweeping corners is there a change in sound turning left or right? Usually if you are turning left you load up the bearings on the rh and if the noise gets louder than it's a bearing on the rh. And vise-versa.
A roar that gets louder over a few couple weeks or months is also indicative of a failing bearing.
Maybe get it on jack stands and spin each corner by hand and see if one stands out as growly, or has more slop than any of the others
I've had several over the years start to make noise and yet have no discernable amount of slop though.
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Old Feb 11, 2025 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by needsmoarturbo
I'd guess you have a bearing failing. Sometimes they can fail in such a way that the cage (if applicable) gets a crack in it and that tan catch and cause a similar noise to the nail in a tire.
If you take it on long sweeping corners is there a change in sound turning left or right? Usually if you are turning left you load up the bearings on the rh and if the noise gets louder than it's a bearing on the rh. And vise-versa.
A roar that gets louder over a few couple weeks or months is also indicative of a failing bearing.
Maybe get it on jack stands and spin each corner by hand and see if one stands out as growly, or has more slop than any of the others
I've had several over the years start to make noise and yet have no discernable amount of slop though.
Thanks for the advise and I think your dead right. The noise goes away when turning to the right. I recently replaced the drivers side front bearing and that's also where the clicking noise comes from so I'm guessing I got a crappy bearing.
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Old Feb 12, 2025 | 09:36 AM
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Does problem go away for a short period of time when you let off the accelerator (coast) while driving? If so, likely a problem with Independent Wheel Ends (IWE) partial engagement. Thousands of post on IWE problems.
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Does problem go away for a short period of time when you let off the accelerator (coast) while driving? If so, likely a problem with Independent Wheel Ends (IWE) partial engagement. Thousands of post on IWE problems.
mine is 2wd. To answer the question, no the noise is constant unless I'm turning right.
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Originally Posted by JustRay
Wheel bearing hub or cv axle if 4x4 maybe??
I have a bearing hub it's 2wd.
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Old Apr 26, 2025 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by needsmoarturbo
I'd guess you have a bearing failing. Sometimes they can fail in such a way that the cage (if applicable) gets a crack in it and that tan catch and cause a similar noise to the nail in a tire.
If you take it on long sweeping corners is there a change in sound turning left or right? Usually if you are turning left you load up the bearings on the rh and if the noise gets louder than it's a bearing on the rh. And vise-versa.
A roar that gets louder over a few couple weeks or months is also indicative of a failing bearing.
Maybe get it on jack stands and spin each corner by hand and see if one stands out as growly, or has more slop than any of the others
I've had several over the years start to make noise and yet have no discernable amount of slop though.
I replaced the whole hub assembly and rotor on the front drivers side and the noise is still there until I turn right. Did I misunderstand about which side would be the bad one?
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I replaced the whole hub assembly and rotor on the front drivers side and the noise is still there until I turn right. Did I misunderstand about which side would be the bad one?
I would say possibly. If the noise goes away when turning right, it could be because the weight shifts to the left and reduces the load on the rh side.
If the noise is present going straight and increases when turning left that would also seem to confirm the rh being the culprit.
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