Odd noise at high speed

AndrewPrior · Apr 16, 2010

Hi,

I'm new to Land Rover's and have noticed something, and I'm trying to decide if I need to be worried or not. When I'm travelling at highway speeds, in the 100-120km/hr range, there is a very lound vibration/humming kind of sound with a period of around 1 hz.

Is this a normal kind of sound, or a warning that I'm about to scatter parts all over the freeway?

- Andrew

Sean · Apr 16, 2010

tyre noise ?

storm99 · Apr 16, 2010

Firstly..i did chuckle at the 'high speed' bit...thanks..

What tyres you got on it? I wouldn't be too worried...if you can hear anything over the engine at that speed its a bonus.

AndrewPrior · Apr 16, 2010

I'm now wondering if it could be from a bad bearing? I recently found out that the form the previous owner gave me from the last inspection says (in plain dutch, so I didn't know) that at least one of the wheel bearings has to be fixed.

And yeah... I think 125 km/h is about the fastest this truck is going to see.

- Andrew

Sean · Apr 16, 2010

have you made out a will ?

AndrewPrior · Apr 16, 2010

Should I? I think I'm missing something here...

- Andrew

Sean · Apr 16, 2010

AndrewPrior said:
Should I? I think I'm missing something here...

- Andrew

go find out what happens when a wheel bearing seizes, knowing might slow you down or have you off to get it replaced in the morning

AndrewPrior · Apr 16, 2010

Ah, OK... got it.

Since I just bought it I still have another car... will keep it off the freeways until I've figures out how bad it is.

Thanks for the tip!

- Andrew

AndrewPrior · Apr 18, 2010

Picked up a bottle jack and a couple stands yesterday so I could take a look... the front left bearings are definitely the problem. The back right also had a small amount of play... how much is too much? I thought a little bit of play was normal. The other wheels were pretty solid... couldn't move 'em.

Ordering parts now, only have to figure out what tools I need to buy to press the bearings in/out of place... don't have the room for a hydrolic press! I seem to recall reading about doing this with home-made tools, will have to poke around and see if I can find them again.

- Andrew

Sean · Apr 18, 2010

you don't need a press

G-man · Apr 18, 2010

when i saw high speed i thought either slow down a bit or turn the radio up

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