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Front end noise
Just bought a 99 f350 4x4 with 100,000 miles. When I test drove it at the dealership I heard what sounded exactly like a front wheel bearing going bad and a slight tapping in frontend when hitting bumps/cracks in the road. I knew from reading this forum that the frontends on these trucks are heavy and balljoints etc. wear out. The sound was hardly noticable when I first drove it but knew it needed attention sooner or later. I have put roughly 1,000 miles on it since and it seems that the sound has gotten just slightly worse. Since I got it home I checked the balljoints and the do seem ok but if someone could tell me exact way to check them I would appreciate. Also I pulled the front hubs off to look in and I see a snap ring in a groove on the axle shaft with a nut behind it. The nut is not threaded on anything just loose behind the snap ring. This does not seem right to me. Have not pulled rotors yet to look inside because I want to have good parts to fix the problem before I tear it all apart. Thanks
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