Postby rannunziato » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:00 am
2006 PF, V-6, 4.0, 4WD, SE, 126k miles.
Noticed a gear grinding noise (like 2 gears not engaged and grinding against each other instead of engaging) during snow covered road conditions.
Applied brakes hard (skidded) in snow and heard above noise coming from left front axle. Figured it was the ABS system so I ignored it.
Attempted fish tail in snow while in 2WD and encountered similar noise from same location.
While in 4WD applied pedal pressure to spin tires for traction testing and encountered similar noise from same location.
Not sure if wheel hub/4WD/axle unit needs to be pulled apart and greased or if something is broken.
On a side note, ABS system does make the "thwang" noise when truck is cold. Not sure if the 2 are linked or not.
Please advise,
Thank you,