On Jan 23, 10:02=A0am, Daniel David Palmer <DDPal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Mikepier wrote:
> > On Jan 23, 9:26 am, Daniel David Palmer <DDPal...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >> I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go
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> >> a quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then ****ft into neutral and shut
> >> down the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out
drivetrain
> >> and exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do
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> >> click click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job?
> >> Should I take it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?
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> > Even if you put the truck in neutral, the front and rear driveshafts
> > will still turn, so you can't really rule out the drivetrain. But I
> > doubt it is the drivetrain. I would bet it is the tires. All tires
> > will get noisy after time. Are these the original tires? 68,000 miles
> > would seem like enough mileage for the tires to start showing signs of
> > wear, like road noise.
> > If you are going to get new tires, consider the Cross Terrains.
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> The tires only have 20,000 miles on them, although they are half worn
> (here in the up and down hills of Pittsburgh that's about average).-
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Sorry I misread your original post. I thought you had 68,000 miles on
the tires, but that's the overall mileage of the truck. 20,000 miles
on a set of tires seems young, although it's still possibe they can
cause noise.
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