bearing noise when cold only?

Jeepm@n

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Northern, WI

• Nov 24, 2007

• #1

My 94 started right up and it was about 11 degrees out at 4AM this morning. Gotta love black friday's:shiver: . Anyway's it had like a rattle type squeel until it warmed up. Then it was quiet. Any ideas how to narrow it down? Which is the culprit for the squeel? It's a 94 4.0 w A/C. The A/Cdoes work and it has about 128000 miles. The alternator is about 3 years old. I'd hate to get up early and leave the Heep outside of the garage overnight in the freezing temps.

 

DutchVDub

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Milliken, CO

• Nov 24, 2007

• #2

Your 94 only has 128000 miles on it!!?? My 99 has 148000. Oh, and a stethoscope (or a long screwdriver) can be used to help pinpoint the origin of the noise.

 

tjmwr7

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Under your bed, UT

• Nov 24, 2007

• #3

Check your belt first off

 

Last edited: Nov 24, 2007

Mdub

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Gilbert, AZ

• Nov 24, 2007

• #4

Jeepm@n said:

My 94 started right up and it was about 11 degrees out at 4AM this morning. Gotta love black friday's:shiver: . Anyway's it had like a rattle type squeel until it warmed up. Then it was quiet. Any ideas how to narrow it down? Which is the culprit for the squeel? It's a 94 4.0 w A/C. The A/Cdoes work and it has about 128000 miles. The alternator is about 3 years old. I'd hate to get up early and leave the Heep outside of the garage overnight in the freezing temps.

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Two things. 1. When I woke up it was 60 degrees:wave1: 2. Don't mean to belittle the problem but any chance it was a belt?

 

1sickhick

NAXJA Forum User

Location

podunk wa.

• Nov 24, 2007

• #5

What about throwout bering?????is it a stick???

 

RyanM

NAXJA Forum User

Location

va

• Nov 24, 2007

• #6

squeeling sounds like belt or AC. Was the button on defrost? i think the bearings would sound like a slight knock.
I would run a 0w or 5w -30 Sythetic oil. 10w-30 Dino juice is thick at freezing temps.

 

Jeepm@n

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Northern, WI

• Nov 25, 2007

• #7

No it was more of a dieing bird chirping. It's an Aw4 transmisssion and I shall try the screwdriver method this morning. I'm going hunting and need to be in the stand @ 5AM. Should be about 18 degrees out then lol. P.S. belt is only 1 month old and has done this a couple cold mornings before I even changed it.

 

tjmwr7

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Under your bed, UT

• Nov 25, 2007

• #8

IM tellin ya.....Dieing bird or the sound of goats mating.......Tighten your belt up or just replace the belt. Its the belt its the belt maybe the belt

 

Jeepm@n

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Northern, WI

• Jan 13, 2008

• #9

Yee fricken hah it's the alternator bearings. Guess that piece of cr** rubber splash shield was supposed to be down there to prevent splash up and didn't do it's job. Well alternator upgrade here I come.