whining noise coming from rear

Howdy,

I took my 1995 Explorer into the Ford dealer last week to have the front /
rear brake pads replaced / rotors turned.
They also replaced the idler pulley (see previous post, it was making a
whaling noise).

So, now that my pulley isn't making noise, I can now hear a new whining
noise (I don't know if it was there before the new brakes since the pulley
noise would have drowned it out).

I hear a whining noise coming from the rear of the Explorer. It sounds the
same with the windows open or closed.
I only hear it while the vehicle is moving, engine speed doesn't seem to
affect the whining.

Anyone have any ideas a) what could be the cause, b) trouble shooting steps
I can take to further track down the problem?

thanks,

Mike

Mike wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I took my 1995 Explorer into the Ford dealer last week to have the front /
> rear brake pads replaced / rotors turned.
> They also replaced the idler pulley (see previous post, it was making a
> whaling noise).
>
> So, now that my pulley isn't making noise, I can now hear a new whining
> noise (I don't know if it was there before the new brakes since the pulley
> noise would have drowned it out).
>
> I hear a whining noise coming from the rear of the Explorer. It sounds the
> same with the windows open or closed.
> I only hear it while the vehicle is moving, engine speed doesn't seem to
> affect the whining.
>
> Anyone have any ideas a) what could be the cause, b) trouble shooting steps
> I can take to further track down the problem?


Sounds like what mine did when the bearings in the rear end went bad.
My uncle jacked up the rear end and we spun the wheels in the garage.
He said "you need new bearings," so I took it to my favorite shop, and
had them look at it. They told me the same thing, then did the job. My
reciept for the job says "Replace Pinion Bearings" and the total was $408.

I was thinking that might be the source of the noise.
The odd thing, when my front bearings went out, the noise that I got from
them was a loud roaring noise, sounded like I had monster truck tires on the
front. Finally had the front bearings replaced and the roar went away.

I'll jack it up and give the rear wheels a spin, thanks for the suggestion,

Mike

"Ratbert" > wrote in message
news:TJVld.97848$R05.55605@attbi_s53...
> Mike wrote:
> > Howdy,
> >
> > I took my 1995 Explorer into the Ford dealer last week to have the front
/
> > rear brake pads replaced / rotors turned.
> > They also replaced the idler pulley (see previous post, it was making a
> > whaling noise).
> >
> > So, now that my pulley isn't making noise, I can now hear a new whining
> > noise (I don't know if it was there before the new brakes since the
pulley
> > noise would have drowned it out).
> >
> > I hear a whining noise coming from the rear of the Explorer. It sounds
the
> > same with the windows open or closed.
> > I only hear it while the vehicle is moving, engine speed doesn't seem to
> > affect the whining.
> >
> > Anyone have any ideas a) what could be the cause, b) trouble shooting
steps
> > I can take to further track down the problem?
>
>
> Sounds like what mine did when the bearings in the rear end went bad.
> My uncle jacked up the rear end and we spun the wheels in the garage.
> He said "you need new bearings," so I took it to my favorite shop, and
> had them look at it. They told me the same thing, then did the job. My
> reciept for the job says "Replace Pinion Bearings" and the total was $408.