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oldsub86 · 04-01-2003, 04:08 PM

My truck has had a problem for quite a while and I occasionally think about it but have not done anything much about it to date. At slow speeds there is a wa wa sound. I think it comes from the front wheels and it sounds like increases with the speed of the wheels. I suspect that it is probably still there at higher speeds but no longer discernable because the truck is noisy. The truck is bone stock in the sense of wheels, brakes etc so still drums.
I know I haven't given you much to go on but I wondered if anyone else has encountered a similar sound and tracked down the source of the noise.

**John Fabris** · 04-01-2003, 04:28 PM

Have your tires checked at a tire shop. Might be the beginning of a seperated tire, bad shocks causing funny wear on tires, or front end is out of alignment.

stateamind · 04-01-2003, 04:29 PM

sounds like the tires to me. my best guess without actually hearing the sound

**CPNE** · 04-01-2003, 04:33 PM

The drums are supposed to have a spring around them whose purpose I was told was to disapate vibration noise? I could be wrong on that, but do your drums still have those springs?

Bhull2 · 04-01-2003, 04:53 PM

I would say that the springs on the drums would only come into play while braking (or turning the drum

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You could always swap the front/rear tires to see if the noise changes.

**1971Stepside** · 04-01-2003, 05:06 PM

uh, you didn't leave a baby under the hood did you? I've heard of cats being stuck under the hood, but they sound more like meow, meow........

Sorry, I couldn't resist!

oldsub86 · 04-01-2003, 11:47 PM

The springs are on the drums as far as I recall. About time for tires anyway so maybe I won't worry about it until I change them.

69 Short Fleet · 04-02-2003, 01:45 AM

You might want to check your wheel bearings whilst you have it up on the jack, just to make sure thats not the culprit. Hows the truck handling? Just a thought, later Doug

04-01-2003, 04:08 PM	#1
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	Wa Wa sound? My truck has had a problem for quite a while and I occasionally think about it but have not done anything much about it to date. At slow speeds there is a wa wa sound. I think it comes from the front wheels and it sounds like increases with the speed of the wheels. I suspect that it is probably still there at higher speeds but no longer discernable because the truck is noisy. The truck is bone stock in the sense of wheels, brakes etc so still drums. I know I haven't given you much to go on but I wondered if anyone else has encountered a similar sound and tracked down the source of the noise. __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide

04-01-2003, 04:28 PM	#2
John Fabris TOTY 2006 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Magalia CA USA Posts: 2,270	Have your tires checked at a tire shop. Might be the beginning of a seperated tire, bad shocks causing funny wear on tires, or front end is out of alignment. __________________ John Fabris 67 C10 SWB

04-01-2003, 04:33 PM	#4
CPNE Resident Curmudgeon Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: NH Posts: 6,662	The drums are supposed to have a spring around them whose purpose I was told was to disapate vibration noise? I could be wrong on that, but do your drums still have those springs? __________________ Currently on or near the homestead: 67 Chevy SWB 2WD stepside 350/3 on tree (Pat's) 67 GMC SWB 2WD Fleet 402/auto (Brian's under construction) 67 Chevy 3/4 ton 2WD 402/auto (Business Hauler) 67 Chevy 1 ton dually 2WD 396/4 speed (Former business hauler, Needs TLC) 68 Chevy 1/2 ton Suburban 2WD 250 six/3 on tree (Brian's Needs TLC) 70 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD 350/4 speed (Pat's - Disguised as a 68 GMC) 71 Chevy SWB stepside (Crushed by tree - parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD (Parts donor) 72 Chevy 3/4 ton 4WD Suburban (Parts Donor) 72 GMC 3/4 ton 4WD 292 six/4 speed (Mine - Disguised as a 67 GMC) 81 GMC 4WD Dually Dump Body 350/4 speed (Business Hauler) 82 Camaro Z/28 355/Super T-10 (Pat's toy) 93 Caprice 9C1 (Brian's Cop Car) 02 Toyota Camry (Reliable but a souless steel and plastic hulk) 2011 2SS RS Camaro M6 Factory Hurst Shifter Maybe I need to sell some of this crap Yet another Bozo with a sawz-all

04-01-2003, 04:53 PM	#5
Bhull2 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Jasper, IN Posts: 84	I would say that the springs on the drums would only come into play while braking (or turning the drum. You could always swap the front/rear tires to see if the noise changes.

04-01-2003, 05:06 PM	#6
1971Stepside Almost Satisfied Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 2,932	uh, you didn't leave a baby under the hood did you? I've heard of cats being stuck under the hood, but they sound more like meow, meow........ Sorry, I couldn't resist! __________________ 1971 C10 Stepside. LSx 6.0 with BTR Stage IV, Speed Engineering Headers, 4L80e transmission w/3200 Circle-D Stall. 3.73. Posi. Purchased this truck when I was 17. I started the rebuild (or take apart) in 1993. I have drug it around all over the country in pieces. Finally back on the road in 2021. "I can't complain, but sometimes I still do. Life's been good to me so far."

04-01-2003, 04:29 PM	#3
stateamind And you call that a what? Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dickson, TN Posts: 171	sounds like the tires to me. my best guess without actually hearing the sound

04-01-2003, 11:47 PM	#7
oldsub86 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695	The springs are on the drums as far as I recall. About time for tires anyway so maybe I won't worry about it until I change them. __________________ 1968 Chevy - 292 with a powerglide

04-02-2003, 01:45 AM	#8
69 Short Fleet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada Posts: 1,086	You might want to check your wheel bearings whilst you have it up on the jack, just to make sure thats not the culprit. Hows the truck handling? Just a thought, later Doug



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