im debating on whether to change my wheel bearings or not. my truck is 9 years old and has almost 181000 miles on it. i jacked her up to check and the wheels are tight but when i spin em theres a quiet but consant "shhhhh" so does that mean they need replacing or are they still good?

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'01 XL extra cab, 3.0L Flex, auto, oxford white
Painted stock wheels black, front bumper and valance black, headlight mod, cherrybomb glasspack and 2 main cats deleted with a passenger side exit before the rear wheel, Pioneer head unit with 4 speakers and 2 subs, and some nice stickers

MANUAL SWAP PLANNED FOR EARLY THIS YEAR.

the "shhhhhh" you hear is likely pads against the rotor, which is totally normal.





if those bearings have never been replaced, I'm REALLY shocked. They should be repacked(at minimum) every rotor change. And totally replaced every other IMO.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

ok, ill check out the rotors...is it a bad thing if its coming from the pads against the rotors? idk if the bearings have had any work done to em, i got the truck about 3000 miles ago and before that it was fleet maintained

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'01 XL extra cab, 3.0L Flex, auto, oxford white
Painted stock wheels black, front bumper and valance black, headlight mod, cherrybomb glasspack and 2 main cats deleted with a passenger side exit before the rear wheel, Pioneer head unit with 4 speakers and 2 subs, and some nice stickers

MANUAL SWAP PLANNED FOR EARLY THIS YEAR.

fleet maintained = good maintainence, somewhat hard life. Check 'em out....they're probably way good to go. You sorta left that fleet part out. You made it sound like it's got 181k and nothings been done to it bearing wise. Can't read ya mind! lol.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

haha, yea my bad about that. it was fleet maintained (by a contracting company) until it overheated. a mechanic got two brand new heads and the block was good to go, but the company didnt want it back so he sold it for cheap :]

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'01 XL extra cab, 3.0L Flex, auto, oxford white
Painted stock wheels black, front bumper and valance black, headlight mod, cherrybomb glasspack and 2 main cats deleted with a passenger side exit before the rear wheel, Pioneer head unit with 4 speakers and 2 subs, and some nice stickers

MANUAL SWAP PLANNED FOR EARLY THIS YEAR.

The problem I'm having is the following when I stop I get a thump from underneth so I changed the transferr case not the problem, I checked the uni joints and no play at all I had the rear checked and the trans no problems...and when you take off I get the thump again like if the drive train spins before it engages any Ideas what this might be....

hmm could it be something with the PCM? check wheel bearings maybe. do you know if its coming from a certain side or the front/back?

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'01 XL extra cab, 3.0L Flex, auto, oxford white
Painted stock wheels black, front bumper and valance black, headlight mod, cherrybomb glasspack and 2 main cats deleted with a passenger side exit before the rear wheel, Pioneer head unit with 4 speakers and 2 subs, and some nice stickers

MANUAL SWAP PLANNED FOR EARLY THIS YEAR.

make your own thread

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

sorry new to this site