far_
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hi yall so i'm a pretty green ford (or any auto) owner, and new to driving standard as well (but have picked it up pretty well). very briefly had a 92 f-150 a few years ago that i did some work on but had to give it up. i just bought a 1992 ranger 2.3l 4x4 with about 216x miles. its definitely in pretty solid shape and has had a fair amount of work/maintenance put into it (unfortunately did not come with a log) and runs pretty damn well.
i tend to be someone who hears a sound in a machine and needs to know where it's coming from otherwise i will obsess over it. my truck is making a sound! as they do. but i have the feeling this one is indicative of something i should address (or it's just a sound that my truck makes and i'll be fine once i know what it is). the issue is a kind of rubbing sound (with accompanying vibration i feel in the pedals, floorboard & even the wheel a bit) from the front end. i mostly notice it when i'm coasting or generally under 30ish and at a constant speed or slowing. my hunch is that its still there during acceleration/higher speeds but it blends in more as other sounds increase. it seems to come about once per revolution.
some notes about the truck: when i got it, the dude said he'd put new tires on and then the truck came to need an alignment and the front tires had lost about the inner 1/8th of tread from rubbing on the frame. it had been aligned since, i just replaced the front tires (different tires than on the back). it has not been aligned since i've had it, altho it feels fine to me. i don't see anywhere the tires could possibly be rubbing as of now.
things i'm wondering about from the little bit of reading i've done: carrier bearing, pinion bearing, or axle. or the tires being different tread? but i'm pretty sure dude mentioned this issue but was figuring it was more related to needing the front tires replaced.
what do yall think? i think thats most of the relevant information i have but i'll report anything else i think of. thanks for your time & knowledge!
i tend to be someone who hears a sound in a machine and needs to know where it's coming from otherwise i will obsess over it. my truck is making a sound! as they do. but i have the feeling this one is indicative of something i should address (or it's just a sound that my truck makes and i'll be fine once i know what it is). the issue is a kind of rubbing sound (with accompanying vibration i feel in the pedals, floorboard & even the wheel a bit) from the front end. i mostly notice it when i'm coasting or generally under 30ish and at a constant speed or slowing. my hunch is that its still there during acceleration/higher speeds but it blends in more as other sounds increase. it seems to come about once per revolution.
some notes about the truck: when i got it, the dude said he'd put new tires on and then the truck came to need an alignment and the front tires had lost about the inner 1/8th of tread from rubbing on the frame. it had been aligned since, i just replaced the front tires (different tires than on the back). it has not been aligned since i've had it, altho it feels fine to me. i don't see anywhere the tires could possibly be rubbing as of now.
things i'm wondering about from the little bit of reading i've done: carrier bearing, pinion bearing, or axle. or the tires being different tread? but i'm pretty sure dude mentioned this issue but was figuring it was more related to needing the front tires replaced.
what do yall think? i think thats most of the relevant information i have but i'll report anything else i think of. thanks for your time & knowledge!
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