was driving home and heard a noise coimng from the front wheel area, pulled off the wheel and looked around. all that i fouind was that the brake rotor was kinda out of balance, so i changed that and i double checked the hub bearing thing and it looked alright, there was no wobble or noise coming from that area when i turned it by hand , would any body else have any ideas, so i did that trick to bypass your vacuum locking hubs , Just tohught i would add that in , but i have a 3.0 and its a 99, any help or ideas. thanks

 

What kind of noise??

 

make sure all the bolts are there, I lost one that holds my caliper on once but you would definatly know if that was your problem. It got bad quick.

 

um the noise is kinda like a whisle noise , nothing like rubing or grinding type , i hear it when i am driving only , not when i jack it up and turn the wheels, i ahve checked all lines and there are no leaks of any thing any where, any ideas

 

oh i just took out the plastic locking hub thing that is in the factory hubs and went on a quick drive and the noise seemed to be gone , now i dont know what to think, any one have this trouble or any idea!

 

weird, I did the same thing to my truck and i dont have a wierd noise.

 

The dust seals on the 4x4 wheel bearings will sometime squeal when they get dry or dusty. Maybe that's what you're hearing.