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yardbob
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Jun 19, 2008, 9:38 PM

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Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 noise Sign In

97 Dodge Ram 1500 5.2l 4x4 158,000miles
I believe, but I can't be sure, the noise is coming from the front left. It sounds like the noise a playing card makes when you put it in bicycle spokes, or the sound of a rock stuck in the tire tread. It seems to come and go and is more pronounced when driving slower, or I just can't hear it very well at higher speed.


Tom Greenleaf
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Jun 19, 2008, 10:54 PM

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Re: Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 noise Sign In

At the moment that sounds like a wheel bearing. suggest hoisting the front wheels and spin them by hand and check both sides, see if they rock at all (freeplay) - may not find anything. Do front driveshafts spin with the wheels on this? If so it could be a CV joint too. Complete the check and inspect the brakes too - they could be the noise but frequently if the brakes are the source the noise would be better or worse while braking or not,

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