Strange noise has me stumped.

[burnin oil]

Glad you found it and hopefully a new part gets ya back to enjoying the truck. A couple of months ago i was at my local mom and pop parts store talking about Timken bearings. He said that the last domestic production had halted and they were all from over seas now. He was willing to get me Timkens but recommended other brands over them now. He would have made alot more off the Timkens so financially he didn't gain on his recommendations. At this point I try to go with SKF when available but you still may get a surprise in those. I got a SKF bearing kit that had on stamped Link Belt.