woomahodal
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- April 16, 2012
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- City, State
- Denver, CO
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 5.0 Explorer XLT
So I have a terrible noise coming from my driver's side brakes. Upon first inspection, I thought it was the bearings. Ball joints were shot, tie rod ends were shot.
I replaced both upper control arms, lower ball joints, tie rod ends, and inner/outer bearings. After that, I got an alignment and tires. (all of this needed to be done anyways)
Still have the same grinding sound. The brakes look good, but there still must be an issue. I can only hear it at lower speeds, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening all the time.
I'm suspecting that it could be the rotors (maybe one is a bit thicker than the other), or the caliper (maybe it isn't releasing enough).
It doesn't seem like it is causing enough resistance to actually harm anything, it is just annoying and I don't like driving it like this.
This car has 230,000 miles on it, but is going strong. Any suggestions are appreciated! Also, this truck is a 2WD.
I replaced both upper control arms, lower ball joints, tie rod ends, and inner/outer bearings. After that, I got an alignment and tires. (all of this needed to be done anyways)
Still have the same grinding sound. The brakes look good, but there still must be an issue. I can only hear it at lower speeds, but that doesn't mean it isn't happening all the time.
I'm suspecting that it could be the rotors (maybe one is a bit thicker than the other), or the caliper (maybe it isn't releasing enough).
It doesn't seem like it is causing enough resistance to actually harm anything, it is just annoying and I don't like driving it like this.
This car has 230,000 miles on it, but is going strong. Any suggestions are appreciated! Also, this truck is a 2WD.
