Loud squeaking coming from front wheels, please help
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Loud squeaking coming from front wheels, please help
So its seems like over the course of a few months, after every time i wash my Jeep, it makes this squeaking noise, then eventually goes away. Seems worse then ever now.
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Not a familiar sound to me, but saying it gets worse after you wash it leads me to believe something on the brake assembly. The way it sounds, I would think you could pull the wheel off and simply see the culprit. Or at least jack it up and spin the wheel?
Additionally, you could carefully set the Jeep on 4 jack stands, put it in 4hi and "drive" the front wheels while listening.
Additionally, you could carefully set the Jeep on 4 jack stands, put it in 4hi and "drive" the front wheels while listening.
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Not a familiar sound to me, but saying it gets worse after you wash it leads me to believe something on the brake assembly. The way it sounds, I would think you could pull the wheel off and simply see the culprit. Or at least jack it up and spin the wheel?
Additionally, you could carefully set the Jeep on 4 jack stands, put it in 4hi and "drive" the front wheels while listening.
Additionally, you could carefully set the Jeep on 4 jack stands, put it in 4hi and "drive" the front wheels while listening.
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If you want to do your own wrenching, you'll need to begin investing in some tools. Otherwise you'll be at the mercy of your local shop.
As jack stands go, they (like most tools) are an investment and are the most basic of tools. You'll pay more for shop labor than you would for most tools that could assist you in doing it yourself and still be used over and over for future jobs. IF fixing it yourself interests you, go to Harbor Freight or wherever and pickup the jack stands ( I recommend 6 ton for their Jeep friendly size).
I'm 44 and still have jack stands that I bought when I was 16 or so.
If you're low on experience, that's ok as long as you have the desire. For this particular issue, you're not likely to screw anything up but may just find your problem and if you aren't sure what to do from there, post pictures, we'll help.
You could just try jacking up that wheel and spin it by hand to see what you have. Just stay out from under the Jeep.
Good luck
P.S. I should note that if you were to put it up on all 4s, there are some serious safety considerations to think about before you would start it up and put it in gear to troubleshoot.
As jack stands go, they (like most tools) are an investment and are the most basic of tools. You'll pay more for shop labor than you would for most tools that could assist you in doing it yourself and still be used over and over for future jobs. IF fixing it yourself interests you, go to Harbor Freight or wherever and pickup the jack stands ( I recommend 6 ton for their Jeep friendly size).
I'm 44 and still have jack stands that I bought when I was 16 or so.
If you're low on experience, that's ok as long as you have the desire. For this particular issue, you're not likely to screw anything up but may just find your problem and if you aren't sure what to do from there, post pictures, we'll help.
You could just try jacking up that wheel and spin it by hand to see what you have. Just stay out from under the Jeep.
Good luck
P.S. I should note that if you were to put it up on all 4s, there are some serious safety considerations to think about before you would start it up and put it in gear to troubleshoot.
Last edited by fredrok; Apr 11, 2013 at 07:55 PM.
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