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- Boston, MA
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- 1997
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'97 Ranger XL, 4WD, 3.0 V6, 191K
A couple of weeks ago, I had a lot of front end work done – ball joints replaced, U joints replaced, rotors replaced, and since they were already in there I had them do the pads as well. Of this work, pretty much only the pads were something I would have otherwise done myself.
Last week I had to go back in because one of the U joints had gotten noisy again. This was fixed satisfactorily, but now I am having another problem: when I brake, just before the truck comes to a full stop, there is a deep rumbling/almost grinding noise coming from the passenger side wheel, the one where they fixed the U joint twice.
The sound is a little like an ABS vibration, though far less normal sounding (and like I said, it ends almost grinding). It's only at the very end of the braking, and only if I actually stop.
I haven't gone in and looked around yet, but any off-the-top-of-your head ideas? I want the third trip in to the garage to be the last one, and at this point I feel like I need to tell them exactly what to do.
A couple of weeks ago, I had a lot of front end work done – ball joints replaced, U joints replaced, rotors replaced, and since they were already in there I had them do the pads as well. Of this work, pretty much only the pads were something I would have otherwise done myself.
Last week I had to go back in because one of the U joints had gotten noisy again. This was fixed satisfactorily, but now I am having another problem: when I brake, just before the truck comes to a full stop, there is a deep rumbling/almost grinding noise coming from the passenger side wheel, the one where they fixed the U joint twice.
The sound is a little like an ABS vibration, though far less normal sounding (and like I said, it ends almost grinding). It's only at the very end of the braking, and only if I actually stop.
I haven't gone in and looked around yet, but any off-the-top-of-your head ideas? I want the third trip in to the garage to be the last one, and at this point I feel like I need to tell them exactly what to do.
