Hearing an oscillating "woo woo" sound from the front end as I drive. Not bad, but I'm suspecting my bearings need replacing. My '07 has 65,000 miles and I'm thinking it's time to look at the bearings, joints, seals, etc. May need to check for brake warpage, but I don't think that's the problem. Anybody having/had similar issues? - Og

 

I haven't had any problems like that with my wheel bearings yet in 99,xxx miles. I have already done ball joints, UCA's, and outer tie rod ends though (Thanks Patman). Have you checked the tires?

I know the wheel bearings on these 2wd trucks are hit and miss.

 

I had to replace the original bearing(and rotor) at 41,000 miles on the driver's side. Had to replace it again about 70,000 miles later.

 

Knock on wood my truck has 90,000+ miles on it and has been lowered its entire life running 22s and 24s and luckily never had a problem

 

I thought about it being the tires, not rolling on them consistently. I'm going to rotate them and see what happens. Maybe a flat spot. I'm not hard on it at all - I don't see any major front end work being needed, but who knows. I've heard the F150's are notorious for ball joints, etc. - Og

 

Same side I'm hearing the noise. If the rotation doesn't help, to the shop I go. - Og

 

Truck rides incredibly well. I'm highly satisfied with it - just want to beat a problem at the pass before it becomes a major deal. - Og

 

True. The ball joints on the UCA's and LCA's were all shot. After I changed them the truck rides great.

I do recall the Paradas making some noise, but I think that was mostly due to my shoddy alignment that I didn't know I had. This last alignment is perfect though.

 

Did a little research and found that if you're low on power steering fluid, it may cause a noise at the front end as well. Didn't quite get that, but I'll bite. I raised the hood to take a quick look and found out that I'm about 3/16" to 1/4" inch low on PSF from the "MIN" mark. I hadn't filled it yet, but I will later today and take it for a spin. Hopefully, this will clear up the issue without breaking the bank. Stay tuned... - Og

 

Is your truck 2wd?

 

Yup. - Og

 

One way to tell if is a bearing... just weave the truck hard going down the road... when you lean the truck in the oppisite side of the bad bearing the noise should go away.. and real loud when you apply weight to the bearing.

Its a practice i use often in our vette to tell if bearings are starting to go bad. I lost a bearing on the road course.. caused the rotor to go sideways in the caliper.. locked up the front right tire... ruined the tire, rotor, and pads.. And i was wondering what that noise was.. I found out pretty quick.

 

Thanks... I think? - Og

 

The safer way to check the bearing is to jack the front end up and see off the wheel has any play in it

 

Added power steering fluid and turned the wheel left to right a few times. Took a drive and the issue remains. I definitely believe that the bearings are heading south. Going to get the bearings, seals, etc. checked. 65,000 miles - its about that time. - Og