slim58panhead
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Can't figure it out. Replaced the front right axle jack shaft cuz it hax free play. Not the hubs.
Girlfriends 2011 is making a "whomp whomp" noise, real noticeable when slowing or stopping.
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+1. Had a wheel bearing go out on a previous truck, was a constant noise. Noises can vary, of course, but thats the usual.
Tires could be out of balance as well, lost some weights or something. I've had tires in the past that, when badly out of balance, made that noise.
When mine made that noise on stopping, it was because one of the caliper bolts had broken. Rear caliper was grinding against the inside of the rim by one bolt, and it made that noise only when stopping. However, I'm assuming you'd have noticed a loose caliper/pads.
I had just changed the brakes a few hundred miles before, and I know I tightened all the bolts. Not sure what happened. New bolt and she was good to go. Unfortunately, the parts stores (Advance, O'Reillys, etc.) had the wrong size bolts, and I had to get one from a hardware store, but that's another story.
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Warped rotors perhaps?
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I would be checking pads and rotors.
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Does it mostly happen when you’re both in the back seat?!
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Jack up the truck, spin each wheel while holding the coil with the other hand and feel for vibration. It might help you isolate where it's coming from.
For what it's worth, I've had a very similar sound while coasting down past 40km/h (25mph) for years and have yet to find any issues to fix. I'm 99% sure it's my tires as it started after I neglected to rotate them for a winter when I didn't have an indoor shop to do it in myself.
For what it's worth, I've had a very similar sound while coasting down past 40km/h (25mph) for years and have yet to find any issues to fix. I'm 99% sure it's my tires as it started after I neglected to rotate them for a winter when I didn't have an indoor shop to do it in myself.
