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Hub clunking. . .

idM1028

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The last few days I had been noticing a clunking noise coming from around the front driver side wheel on my M1028. No shake, shimmy, vibration, or other weird stuff, just a clunking noise that (if I could hear it) seemed to proportional to my speed I.E. it increased the faster I went and vice versa. Today I did an impromptu inspection and noticed no leaking fluids. I also tried checking the U-joint in the axle and could find no major play. I also checked my locking hubs. The one on the passenger side was nice and tight, but the one on the driver side was pretty loose (and as far as I could tell, was the source of the noise). I tried tightening up the screws that attach it, but to no avail. My questions are A. Could there possibly be something else amiss and B. Should I be worried about it? I like to keep my truck in good working order and weird stuff like this tends to grab my attention.
 

porkysplace

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You should take the lockout apart and see why the screws won't tighten . Check for wore threads ect. , if its clunking odds are it will fail when you need it.
 

idM1028

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I should've clarified a bit. The screws will unscrew and tighten, but the screws are torqued all the way down and won't tighten any more yet its still loose. I will agree with taking the lockouts apart. I'm starting to think it might be about time for a rebuild, but theres really only one way to know for sure.
 
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