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When in four wheel drive you can hear a clicking noise coming from the front right side by the tire

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That is either a worn hub spline or worn CV joint in the drive shaft.
Which ever it is do not use the truck in four wheel drive until you get it inspected by a mechanic, you are likely to damage the hub splines further if that is what it is.

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SOURCE: noise when in 4 x 4

Bad news... It sounds like you have a broken/stripped axle. I would start at the wheel and start disassembling from the outside in. It may just be a stripped spline in the spindle.

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Now, if those noises could be duplicated without driving ( just moving the steering wheel side to side ) it could be a bad ball joint or pitman arm.

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Hi my name is Allen!

With roaring noises coming from the wheel area, we must be very careful in diagnosis because it could be the "Wheel Bearing" which is the most likely cause, but it also can be a tire itself.

Here is how to see which one it is, take the rear tire and put it on the front and put the front tire on the rear.

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