RedDwg
Junior Member
2003 Dodge Ram 3500 4X4 diesel with 218K miles on it. Inherited it from my dad 18 months ago. Heard a road speed related hum/growl a little while back and started to diagnose. With the front end off the ground I could move the driver-side tire in and out when grasping at 12 and 6 but not when grasping at 3 and 9. I'm figuring wheel bearing/hub. Passenger side would also move but wasn't as bad. I got new hubs for both sides.
Started tearing the driver's side down. Got the caliper, caliper bracket and rotor off. When I grab the hub, I can make the steering knuckle/U-joint do the following where it meets the axle housing. (short video link shared from my OneDrive folder follows - you may need to click the Play button):
https://1drv.ms/v/s!ArymLYLa9vAzjtIECdQIjboidPOjeA?e=DmyFuJ
This is on the driver side. The passenger side doesn't do this.
I'm not sure if this much play is acceptable or not. I've got a second vehicle so I've got time to address this properly. Just hate to be this far in and not take care of all the problems. Is that amount of play acceptable or am I looking at replacing more parts? Thanks.
RedDawg
Started tearing the driver's side down. Got the caliper, caliper bracket and rotor off. When I grab the hub, I can make the steering knuckle/U-joint do the following where it meets the axle housing. (short video link shared from my OneDrive folder follows - you may need to click the Play button):
https://1drv.ms/v/s!ArymLYLa9vAzjtIECdQIjboidPOjeA?e=DmyFuJ
This is on the driver side. The passenger side doesn't do this.
I'm not sure if this much play is acceptable or not. I've got a second vehicle so I've got time to address this properly. Just hate to be this far in and not take care of all the problems. Is that amount of play acceptable or am I looking at replacing more parts? Thanks.
RedDawg