Clack Clack Clack...

Silverado Brethern · 03-30-2005, 04:41 PM

This i now a near constant noise i get while driving with the windows down. Problem was intermitent but now becoming more and more steady all the time. Definatly on the passenger side but i cant tell which wheel for sure. Im thinking it may be a bad wheel bearing or somethin of the sort. Nothing noticeable other than the noise. How would i check see for sure if it was the wheel bearing? any other ideas?

joe92k1500 · 03-30-2005, 05:05 PM

Since yours is four wheel drive, maybe the CV joint? Check the boot to see if it is cracked. Also check the pads to see if the retaining clips are in place.

localyokel · 03-30-2005, 07:31 PM

Hi,Wheel bearing noises will get louder under a load.For example, while going around an on or off ramp to a hwy the weight will shift to one side or another and the noise level will get louder.For the rear the noise level wil be louder when suspension is bottoming.Doesnt usually sound like a clack clack.Does it go away when brakes are applied (could be a loose brake pad w/ warped rotor) does it go away when clutch is depressed (could be throw out bearing or synchronizer) maybe your rear brake hardware has come loose. Thats some options for you to investigate. Good Luck!!

Chevy-SS · 03-30-2005, 09:14 PM

First thing is to check all tires for foreign objects. I had a huge bolt stuck in one of mine one time, and it made a loud, steady clacking noise like you describe. Just like you, I only heard it when passenger window was down. Sure enough, bolt was in passenger side tire.

Silverado Brethern · 03-30-2005, 10:21 PM

Yeh i checked over the tires on that side and didnt notice anything extremely obvious. I think some time tomorrow when ever i get a chance im gonna take both the wheels on that side off and check things over in there. Hopefully it's nothin important or expenisive since i just ordered a Hypertech PP III and an air horn kit.

jveik · 03-31-2005, 01:37 PM

i had a front wheel drive lebaron once that did that. i thought it must be a CV joint or maybe a piece of gravel in the tire treads. turned out it was just my hubcap that was damaged and was loose so it for some reason made the noise cause when i took it off it stopped when it was just the naked doughnut. im guessing you problably dont have the big type of hubcap like a lebaron (the kind that go all the way out to the tire) you probably have alloy rims with small plastic hubcabs that dont go past the lug nuts im assuming. so yeah like they said, its either something in ur tire tread or its maybe a CV joint for the front wheel

Silverado Brethern · 03-31-2005, 04:31 PM

Well...we were all wrong. the problem rolled out at me as soon as i popped the lug cover off. A lug nut with a part of the lug itself had broken off and also another lug was loose. Now just what in judas priests butthole does a guy do about this sorta thing!?

Austin8214 · 03-31-2005, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Silverado Brethern

Well...we were all wrong. the problem rolled out at me as soon as i popped the lug cover off. A lug nut with a part of the lug itself had broken off and also another lug was loose. Now just what in judas priests butthole does a guy do about this sorta thing!?

Now you will need to drive the old lug stud out of the hub and replace it with a new one.

Silverado Brethern · 03-31-2005, 06:02 PM

Not sure how to go about doing it but Im gonna get 2 studs and nuts cuz one of the others is bent slightly. Im guessin i have to take the brake caliper out? or do i just take a screw driver and a hammer and beat on the busted one til it falls out? When ever i get time tomorrow or over the weekend ill just take some stuff off of that wheel to get a better look and repair it.

joe92k1500 · 03-31-2005, 08:00 PM

While you there you may want to check your hub and bearing assy. for play. Usually you hear a roar when they go bad, but i heard nothing on mine and it was real loose. Just something to look at so you dont go through all that work to install the studs, and find out the hub needs replacing anyway.

J-Ri · 03-31-2005, 10:06 PM

Idealy, you would remove the hub from the vehicle and use a press to remove/install the studs. If you don't have a press, I suppose you could just "beat on the busted one til it falls out", but it will put a lot of shock on the steering system.

bigdaddy1832 · 04-01-2005, 06:36 AM

I had broken studs on one of my front nubs and had to replace the whole hub. The problem wasn't in getting the old one out but in getting the new one not to spin around. Definately remove the hub and do it to make sure it is seated properly. If that means using a press or buying a new one with studs in it then do the right thing. The last thing you want is a problem there while gettin it down the road.

Silverado Brethern · 04-01-2005, 07:32 PM

This was a fairly easy fix. Just a lil time consuming. But at least i fixed it for $8 where as to have a mech fix it woulda been around $120. so im happy.

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