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Old 10-20-2002, 05:24 PM
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I got it fixed! The hub of the needles were rubbing! When I taped the outside edges of the gauge faces down this caused the center of the gauge face to rise just a little, then when it was cold I guess it was enough to rub the hub of the needles. When it warmed up the faced must have relaxed and the problem wasnt as noticeable. I raised the faces up and put double stick tape on the bottom of the faces around the center areas, then retaped the edges and problem appears to be gone. I will find out tonight after work. I found a double stick tape made by scotch that you can use on photographs, it allows for you to lift the face and re set it if you didnt get it straight.
Now I think I may have a constant velocity joint going out on the front of my truck. While I was driving slow with the window down and the radio off I heard a funny mid range squeaking noise from the front end area. Stepping on the brakes did not change the noise thinking a brake pad might be dragging. Guess I might put the truck up on four jack stands, put it in 4x4 and let it run that way and check for the noise. I hate to take it to the dealer unless I can give him an idea of what i'm hearing. It's a strange noise almost like dry rubber rubbing against dry rubber.
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