Hmm. And i got all worked up over the intake....

Machines like to tease us with strange noises sometimes and it be a pain to pinpoint.

 

TObert its not official yet...so it just may be the intake ...i need to look at that thing very closely....as well as the exhaust when i get some daylight tommorow...

i'm just trying to rule out the wheel bearing that i had done in the summer...the noise is a "whou whou whou" when i accelerate with a heavy foot and then completely goes away during cruising...its not a grinding or a vibration......the "whou"s dont happen when if im using a light foot during acceleration

..i was wondering would the power steering have anything to do with noises like that?

 

A little air in the hyd. oil or an ailing pump will whine or growl, usualy when turning though. Even a light turn, sometimes, like a lane change. But its not usualy related to engine load.

 

ok i found somehting TObert.....bear with me here....my rear driveshaft....in the middle approximately there's an odd joint...dunno what they're called...its in a boot ...know which one im talking about?.....is that supposes to be very movable?....cause the boot is pretty much worn off and i can move that whole joint pretty easily with my hands

 

You may have a bingo. That is a slip joint. it lets the shaft get longer or shorter as the rear suspension travels up and down. There shouldnt be a whole lot of play twist-wise, but theres usualy enough to easily detect-- not tight cause it needs to slip easily under load. it even has a teflon coating inside the boot-- its bright blue.
ANYWAY, to the piont. Move about 6'' (oops about 12cm) toward the trans.

There is a carrier bearing there, right? They have a notion to fail from time to time and can go un noticed. Not a huge problem. The rubber around the bearing is squshy if its vrey old, but the bearing inside might be dry. I think if you jack up the rear with trans in neutral, have some one spin the wheels and if you can feel the bearing turn (rest your hand on the housing) or even hear it, definately a dry bearing. If your skill allows, dismount the carrier assy -no need to disconnect the shaft- and spin it on the shaft, that eliminates evrything else, and you dont need a helper.

I use an air ratchet and a 15mm deepwell socket for mine.

edit: almost forgot. That boot is worn??? Make shure there are no holes in it. I know its bad for dirt to be in there, but ive never seen that failure so I dont know what those sympoms would be.
edit again: does your 95 have a carrier bearing????????????

 

thanx TObert just wanna double check that we're talkign about the same thing...yes the rear is a 2 part axle...right where the two parts join it is encased in a rubbery boot and is inside a donut type of thing which is attached to the truck...WITHIN that donut i can grab the joint and can move it anywhere within that donut.... but no clicking or anything like that....im beginning to think that ir SHOULD be allowed to move within that donut

 

oh ok your at the carrier. Yes that rubbery mount is usualy not that rigid. There is a steel roller bearing inside that thing.

 

oh alright lol i appreciate it man..i dont understand why there are so many name discrepancies.....hayne's manual calls it a "center support bearing"...but everyone here calls it carrier bearing lol

then there's the front stabilizer bar (hayne's) but here we call it a sway bar ...

 

yeah, Center support is an automotive term, I was schooled in heavy trucks and off hyway and were not so political. It carries the drive shaft so its a carrier bearing. My bad.

 

My power steering pump on my 2001 will howl in cold weather higher the rpm more she smoothes out and you can barelly notice it when its warm otherwise second thing would be a wheel bearing but everyone ive seen howl has a good 1" + of play in the wheel replaced about 15 - 20 of them this year for customers id play with my steering wheel next time it does it see if you can make the tone change mine does it louder turning left when cold

 

well i'll give ya'll an update....the noise ended up turning into a rumblign type noise aweek later during accelaration....and when i looked under the rear axle it was the drive shaft carrier support ....the rubber ripped and the metal bearing inside the rubber came out ...as long as im only cruising and takign it easy from a light it is fine....part is on its way....i just hope its easy to instal

noises that seem to come from the front arent always from the front and vice versa...the lesson is inspect the entire truck no matter where the noise appears to be comign from