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07 Santa Fe problem help


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Wife has an 07 Santa Fe. Will driving it sounds like you are driving with 33 inch Thorn birds mud tires.
I checked the wheel bearing with the hand wiggle test and the pry bar on the bottom of the tire. Every thing feels tight.
Any ideas?
 


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Check every fill hole underneath. Top off the low ones. Growly noise can be 'spensive under a 4wd :D
 

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I just bought a 98 f150 with the same problem. I'll check back in when I have looked closer.
 

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Need more details on the noise. Does it happen at high speeds? low speeds? louder or quieter around turns? Is the sound coming from the front or back or left or right side? Just saying it sounds like your driving on mud tires doesn't narrow it down much.
 

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Left front area. It makes the same sounds the faster you go. But the sound does go faster. So that make me believe it is a rotation thing. I did start tearing the front end apart. The only area the looks bad is the inside brake pad. But it still has some meat on it. But more warn down than the out side one.
 

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Left front area. It makes the same sounds the faster you go. But the sound does go faster. So that make me believe it is a rotation thing. I did start tearing the front end apart. The only area the looks bad is the inside brake pad. But it still has some meat on it. But more warn down than the out side one.
Have u examined the tires? Are they choppy? Have they been rotated on a regular basis? Lack of rotating tires will cause the very noise u complain of.....:icon_thumby:
 

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Does the noise change if you move the steering back and forth?


A tight wheel bearing can be noisy and a loose one can be quiet because the two conditions are caused by different things.

Loose happens because the rollers wear down or the race pushes out and lets excessive clearance between parts.

Noise happens because one or more rollers gets a flat spot in it.

If the noise changes by moving the wheel slightly while driving you have a wheel bearing issue.
 

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My former house mate had a 1997 Aerostar that had the same problem. We took it to a mechanic, and the first thing the mechanic said was "do not drive it". He wasn't sure if it was a wheel bearing or a bearing inside the transfer case/differential (this van was AWD). Regardless, he felt that it was dangerous to drive.
 

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