tire or front differential

[dragan]

Hi everybody
LR3 05 55000 mile tire goodyear.
is it passible that tire can cause a subtle but annoying whining/humming noise at low speed (10 to 30 mph) or front differential is going bad.
thanks

 

[Houm_WA]

I think it's entirely possible....is it a "whirring" sound or a grinding sound?

 

[dragan]

Is grinding sound cam and go at low speed 10mph
I can fill vibration in the foot department (accelerator and foot rest)
Thanks

 

[kingfishgrapeja]

easiest way to rule out the tire would be to move it to the back and see if the sound follows.

 

[dragan]

Thanks for replay
I will replace my tire these month anyway.I have 25%treed left
I hope my diff is ok,I replaced rear in august it was $$$$
Do LR3 have problem whit whit front diff do you know
Thanks

 

[Houm_WA]

Some front diffs can leak from their seals due to high pressures. Sorry about your rear diff. My Service guy says that with the front diff whining, it's still functional and they just change them because....they can. It's usually a warranty thing. So maybe, if you can tolerate the whining noise, you don't really have to change it. ????

...but that's a lot of assumptions. See if a tire change makes the noise go away and let's hope that's what it is.

 

[Disco Mike]

I might suggest that if you are not sure about the diff, might want to check it before it does fail.