quick question

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Hartzog

Discussion Starter · Apr 20, 2009

Hello all, as you may know, my T100 has a carrier bearing goin bad in the thirdmember, i need to go to Morganton(spelling?) North Carolina, would it be alright to drive my truck as i need to pull a trailer, as long as i stop every so often to check gear oil levels, will it be ok?

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BamZipPow

· #2 · Apr 20, 2009

Without really knowing how bad yer bearing is...it would be a chance at best on what it would do...especially if yer putting a load on it.

Worse it could do is freeze up and bust up yer rear axle or rip the driveshaft in half and taking out yer gas tank and underbody. It's yer call. I'd fix it before doing anything harsh with it...

Hartzog

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 20, 2009

BamZipPow said:
Without really knowing how bad yer bearing is...it would be a chance at best on what it would do...especially if yer putting a load on it.

Worse it could do is freeze up and bust up yer rear axle or rip the driveshaft in half and taking out yer gas tank and underbody. It's yer call. I'd fix it before doing anything harsh with it...

well guess i wont be getting to look at that truckbed, unless i can find another ride..........

BamZipPow

· #4 · Apr 20, 2009

Take care of the third member first. Did you ever contact that seller? I looked over the piccies they sent me and it looks good. I would suggest that you have them send you piccies of the outside of the third member so you can compare it to yers. I didn't ask fer piccies of that...

Hartzog

Discussion Starter · #5 · Apr 20, 2009

wich one did you get pics to? the woman said she took pics with her cellphone but didnt know how to get em on the computer??, im not sure we are talking about the same one?

BamZipPow

· #6 · Apr 20, 2009

This one...

Hartzog

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 20, 2009 (Edited)

no no no, you got me all wrong man, i was talking about a TRUCK BED!

and btw that woman with the third member didnt want to ship it to me, and i cant drive that far with a bad third member...

zigzagg321

· #8 · Apr 22, 2009

what is the symptom of the carrier bearing going bad?

Hartzog

Discussion Starter · #9 · Apr 22, 2009

zigzag, watch the video of mine, you can definately hear the bearing noise once i hit fifth gear and could let out of the throttle a tad
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojkhqvdvEd8

zigzagg321

· #10 · Apr 22, 2009

yeah I hear it. Mine seems to make a whining noise similar to that any time I am coasting, foot off of the gas, in any gear.

Hartzog

Discussion Starter · #11 · Apr 22, 2009

not sure, i dont know if mine does when coasting or not, and what you are hearing could also be your transmission whining, BAM, help this poor feller

BamZipPow

· #12 · Apr 22, 2009

zigzagg321 said:
yeah I hear it. Mine seems to make a whining noise similar to that any time I am coasting, foot off of the gas, in any gear.

That's the kids in the back...you need to git them some sweets!!

First you need to isolate where the noises are coming from. Don't just start pulling and replacing...it can git expensive really quick and you don't really learn anything from that except you run out of cash pretty quick.

It could be...yer U-joints, the wheel bearings, the carrier bearing, the axle bearings, yer tires, or a combination of everything...

How many miles you got on the truck? 2WD or 4WD? Auto or manual transmission? Got any piccies of the truck/bottom?

zigzagg321

· #13 · Apr 22, 2009

BamZipPow said:
That's the kids in the back...you need to git them some sweets!!

First you need to isolate where the noises are coming from. Don't just start pulling and replacing...it can git expensive really quick and you don't really learn anything from that except you run out of cash pretty quick.

It could be...yer U-joints, the wheel bearings, the carrier bearing, the axle bearings, yer tires, or a combination of everything...

How many miles you got on the truck? 2WD or 4WD? Auto or manual transmission? Got any piccies of the truck/bottom?

96 4WD 3.4L maunual trans. 189k miles. no bottom pics yet...ill take some soon.

BamZipPow

· #14 · Apr 22, 2009

zigzagg321 said:
96 4WD 3.4L maunual trans. 189k miles. no bottom pics yet...ill take some soon.

You could probably do much better by having a mechanic look it over fer yah as well. My senses don't do very well through a forum...

zigzagg321

· #15 · Apr 22, 2009

BamZipPow said:
You could probably do much better by having a mechanic look it over fer yah as well. My senses don't do very well through a forum...

I work on BMWs for a living...but this toyota with its 4wd is a different animal, and without suggestions, Id be shooting in the dark as to how and what to fix.

BamZipPow

· #16 · Apr 22, 2009

If you can put it safely on the lift and have yer helper run the truck, use yer stethoscope to see what's causing and extreme noise. As you know, bearings going bad are pretty evident as well as U-joints. Just be methodical and see where it's coming from.

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