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Car: Explorer 1999 4x4, 115k miles, 4.0 OHV. I live in Vancouver. Currently has winter tyres – this is the only pair I have.
First, a big thank you to everyone who helped me with my earlier problems.
I now have another problem.
While on a longish drive (somewhere near Bend, Oregon), the ABS light lit up (amber colour). I stopped, peeked under the four wheels, found nothing out of the ordinary. So continued driving to Vancouver.
Over the w/e, I had to undertake an essential drive (300 miles). The light was still on, with no undue sounds so to speak. So I carried on. About 100 miles on, I noticed that there was a definite humming noise coming from the front offside wheel – sounded like a noisy wheel bearing. When I got the chance, I peeked under the vehicle. To my horror, I noticed that the front stabilizer bar link and the bolt [the bits that hold the stabilizer bar to the lower control arm] were missing altogether on BOTH sides. I drove back as sympathetically as I could.
Questions:
1. Are there any serious long term consequences of driving without the stabilizer bar fixed as it should be?
2. I read that a recall has been made by ford due to “The front-stabilizer-bar link stud can fracture from bending fatigue” – is this true
3. Could the wheel bearing noise be related?
Many thanks in advance
Car: Explorer 1999 4x4, 115k miles, 4.0 OHV. I live in Vancouver. Currently has winter tyres – this is the only pair I have.
First, a big thank you to everyone who helped me with my earlier problems.
I now have another problem.
While on a longish drive (somewhere near Bend, Oregon), the ABS light lit up (amber colour). I stopped, peeked under the four wheels, found nothing out of the ordinary. So continued driving to Vancouver.
Over the w/e, I had to undertake an essential drive (300 miles). The light was still on, with no undue sounds so to speak. So I carried on. About 100 miles on, I noticed that there was a definite humming noise coming from the front offside wheel – sounded like a noisy wheel bearing. When I got the chance, I peeked under the vehicle. To my horror, I noticed that the front stabilizer bar link and the bolt [the bits that hold the stabilizer bar to the lower control arm] were missing altogether on BOTH sides. I drove back as sympathetically as I could.
Questions:
1. Are there any serious long term consequences of driving without the stabilizer bar fixed as it should be?
2. I read that a recall has been made by ford due to “The front-stabilizer-bar link stud can fracture from bending fatigue” – is this true
3. Could the wheel bearing noise be related?
Many thanks in advance
