A different brake issue- high pitched noise - Page 2

Bulldog187th · 08-20-2009, 04:57 PM

My turn lol. I bet that when you bought the truck you did not have the camper on the truck. So take the camper off and test drive it again.

That extra weight is placing a lot more weight on the wheel bearing that was more than likely already going out. After you take the camper off the noise should lighten up some if not go away all together.

Try that out

BernieB · 08-20-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bulldog187th

My turn lol. I bet that when you bought the truck you did not have the camper on the truck. So take the camper off and test drive it again.

That extra weight is placing a lot more weight on the wheel bearing that was more than likely already going out. After you take the camper off the noise should lighten up some if not go away all together.

Try that out

That's an awful lot of work just to see if the noise goes away. Easier, IMHO, to just inspect the bearings.

Sue Bee · 08-21-2009, 02:10 PM

It did make the noise before the camper was installed. Having the camper on it doesn't make any difference.

That camper isn't too tough to take off and put on, as long as the ground is level, and as long as it isnt real windy. Only a few moments of sheer terror when the tail end clears, or when you're trying to center. After that, piece of cake

. I can not imagine trying to raise that thing high enough to get into a Topkick (but a ton & a half would be optimum for that thing).

Sue Bee · 09-01-2009, 09:47 AM

Now it is leaking tranny fluid, which it was not doing before.

Ack!

BernieB · 09-01-2009, 10:15 AM

Uh-oh... Can you see where it's leaking from? A rear seal or pan gasket would be the easiest to fix.

Sue Bee · 09-01-2009, 10:28 AM

We aren't sure, my husband thinks that it may have blown out the relief valve last time we had it out, loaded and in traffic. The seal looks dry, but when it leaked, it blew onto everything in the vicinity, making everything wet, so it is hard to tell what the culprit is.

BernieB · 09-01-2009, 10:36 AM

Relief valve?

Sue Bee · 09-01-2009, 10:49 AM

There is a valve up top of the transmission, it looks to be a pressure relief fitting of some sort, shaped kind of like a mushroom.

BernieB · 09-01-2009, 10:59 AM

I'm trying to picture this in my mind, and understand what you're talking about, but I'm not getting it. What engine and transmission do you have in the truck?

Sue Bee · 09-01-2009, 11:08 AM

6.6L Duramax Allison LB7

09-01-2009, 10:15 AM	#15
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,876	Uh-oh... Can you see where it's leaking from? A rear seal or pan gasket would be the easiest to fix. __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

09-01-2009, 10:36 AM	#17
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,876	Relief valve? __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

09-01-2009, 10:59 AM	#19
BernieB Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Posts: 3,876	I'm trying to picture this in my mind, and understand what you're talking about, but I'm not getting it. What engine and transmission do you have in the truck? __________________ If the guys who design 'em had to take one home, use it every day for 2 years, and do all the maint and repairs themselves, cars would have a button on the dash to change the oil, filters & plugs.

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08-20-2009, 04:57 PM	#11
Bulldog187th Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 11	My turn lol. I bet that when you bought the truck you did not have the camper on the truck. So take the camper off and test drive it again. That extra weight is placing a lot more weight on the wheel bearing that was more than likely already going out. After you take the camper off the noise should lighten up some if not go away all together. Try that out

08-21-2009, 02:10 PM	#13
Sue Bee Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 16	It did make the noise before the camper was installed. Having the camper on it doesn't make any difference. That camper isn't too tough to take off and put on, as long as the ground is level, and as long as it isnt real windy. Only a few moments of sheer terror when the tail end clears, or when you're trying to center. After that, piece of cake . I can not imagine trying to raise that thing high enough to get into a Topkick (but a ton & a half would be optimum for that thing).

09-01-2009, 09:47 AM	#14
Sue Bee Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 16	Now it is leaking tranny fluid, which it was not doing before. Ack!

09-01-2009, 10:28 AM	#16
Sue Bee Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 16	We aren't sure, my husband thinks that it may have blown out the relief valve last time we had it out, loaded and in traffic. The seal looks dry, but when it leaked, it blew onto everything in the vicinity, making everything wet, so it is hard to tell what the culprit is.

09-01-2009, 10:49 AM	#18
Sue Bee Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 16	There is a valve up top of the transmission, it looks to be a pressure relief fitting of some sort, shaped kind of like a mushroom.

09-01-2009, 11:08 AM	#20
Sue Bee Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 16	6.6L Duramax Allison LB7