Bearings usually has a higher pitch whine. Imo, it's gear related noise. If you have a spare cell phone, you can strap it the axle tube, tcase and record it.
That sucks. I can't imagine how you feels on the drive home. I would've told them to fuk off and find my own way out. The locals usually don't mind banging up their rigs for clicks because they live nearby, while others has to drives hours back home.
As an introvert person, i love going solo or...
Before you go and buy a new alternator. Check the decoupling pulley to see if it's bad. If you're not familiar, it's kinda like a spring loaded clutch pulley. It should turn freely in non-drive direction, but should have enough resistance in drive direction to drive the spindle. It'll reduced...
I'm wondering did they beefed up the frame behind the rear axle. Hopefully, i'll see one soon at one of their yards, and takes some close up photos of the rear cab and underneath the bed.
Whoever get this first, please let us know the mounting height compared to stock unit. That connector hanging low though.
If one can have it mounted sideway for additional clearance, will it effect fuel/water separation performance, or just doesn't function as intended having it sideway at all?
Bled, bedded and a few hundreds miles on it. These delta bbk works so well. It's more linear slowing down compared to the factory acting like an on/off switch.