BTRKY
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- 2004 Explorer Sport Trac
Hello group. First post here.
I just purchased a 2004 Sport Track with 124K miles. It has a noise on the driver side rear, sort of a squeak/groan when moving.
So far, here is work done in last week (Not all related to this noise):
Had local Ford dealer do the following:
*4 New Tires (old one had a tire with slipped belt and was vibrating terribly)
*Right rear axle seal replaced (Originally thought this might be the noise)
*Engine rear main seal replaced.
*Pads and machined rotors front and rear (Had to do rear because of axel grease all over Right rear)
*Alignment, which they need to redo because the wheel isn't straight now and slight left pull.
So I get it back from the dealer and it still makes this groan/squeak. Not always, but mainly noticeable at low speeds and in parking lot turns. Kind of like a door hinge that needs lube, or a squeaky mattress. Kind of a "Urr-Urr" lower pitch noise.
I work for a large company that has a big truck mechanic shop. Today they put it on the lift for me and pulled the rear tires to take a look. We searched for everything we could and did not see any issues. Body bushings are OK - some deterioration, but can wait a bit. Shocks appear newish. Bearings seem fine and the noise was not heard when spinning the rears in neutral.
There is surprisingly little rust under this thing. One previous owner who took fairly good care of it.
I am starting to think this noise might be the leaf springs. I did a search here, but maybe didn't use the right terms, so I am wondering if this is a known issue. The spring bushings are not destroyed, but are not perfect either. The only real rust noticed under this thing is the leaf springs are completely rust colored.
Also, there is still a tiny vibration that wasn't totally eliminated by the new tires. I cannot pinpoint for sure, but think it is a right front tire not balanced well, but I have read there could be drive shaft vibrations??? Is the 2004 affected by that often?
Thanks for reading my first, and long, post!
I just purchased a 2004 Sport Track with 124K miles. It has a noise on the driver side rear, sort of a squeak/groan when moving.
So far, here is work done in last week (Not all related to this noise):
Had local Ford dealer do the following:
*4 New Tires (old one had a tire with slipped belt and was vibrating terribly)
*Right rear axle seal replaced (Originally thought this might be the noise)
*Engine rear main seal replaced.
*Pads and machined rotors front and rear (Had to do rear because of axel grease all over Right rear)
*Alignment, which they need to redo because the wheel isn't straight now and slight left pull.
So I get it back from the dealer and it still makes this groan/squeak. Not always, but mainly noticeable at low speeds and in parking lot turns. Kind of like a door hinge that needs lube, or a squeaky mattress. Kind of a "Urr-Urr" lower pitch noise.
I work for a large company that has a big truck mechanic shop. Today they put it on the lift for me and pulled the rear tires to take a look. We searched for everything we could and did not see any issues. Body bushings are OK - some deterioration, but can wait a bit. Shocks appear newish. Bearings seem fine and the noise was not heard when spinning the rears in neutral.
There is surprisingly little rust under this thing. One previous owner who took fairly good care of it.
I am starting to think this noise might be the leaf springs. I did a search here, but maybe didn't use the right terms, so I am wondering if this is a known issue. The spring bushings are not destroyed, but are not perfect either. The only real rust noticed under this thing is the leaf springs are completely rust colored.
Also, there is still a tiny vibration that wasn't totally eliminated by the new tires. I cannot pinpoint for sure, but think it is a right front tire not balanced well, but I have read there could be drive shaft vibrations??? Is the 2004 affected by that often?
Thanks for reading my first, and long, post!