Thought my m/t were going bad or my wheel bearing was failing

Bad noise on low speed turns. In the far back of my mind I had a slight suspicion/hope that it was a loose front skid plate (the oil filter change one).

Well one of the screw holes was stripped and wouldn't tighten so I bought a cheap ass Walmart tap and just tapped it slightly bigger put a new bolt and washer in. Like magic the sound was gone. That cursed skid plate lol. They can make some noise when they start getting stripped. Glad it wasn't cupped tires or a wheel bearing/hub.

 

Any kind of noise is hard to diagnose. Glad it was only the bolt hole.

 

We used to use 13mm or 1/2" to replace. When stripped enough, they screw right in. I had to go to auto zone and get some.