Ok, lets start. I just bought a 2005 Sport Trac today!. I LOVE it. Before this I had a 1999 Ford explorer, with 5.0 v8. The sport trac has a 4.0, which is pretty good on gas. The dealership I bought it from told me to drive it half a day and see how I like it. He mentioned the brake rotors need turning , but said they will handle it. So I test drove it today for a few hours, and decided I wanted it after looking some other Sport Tracs that were either to expensive or ragged out. My question is there is a roaring sound from about 15 miles per hour on up (does not get louder) maybe because of warped rotors?? I hope (pray) it is because of the warped rotors, and not a wheel bearing. Also the tires are all season, BF goodwrench. Maybe just tires roaring?? The rotors are warped pretty bad, the steering wheel shakes bad when applying brakes. Other that that it drives like a new one.
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Sethybaby
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If it's a 4x4 jack it up and test your wheel hub. Both times mine went out it hum/roared at 30mph ish. Its about $100 and 4 bolts.. very easy to change.
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11 bolts actually...
the bad hub will make your rotor look and seem warped too.
it will most likely be bad as well, but not as bad as it looks.
it will also cause extra shake when braking.
the bad hub will make your rotor look and seem warped too.
it will most likely be bad as well, but not as bad as it looks.
it will also cause extra shake when braking.
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Kinda hard to figure what a roaring sound is without actually being there. But they are right can be hub, tires, or even the alignment angles.
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Sounds like it could be something as simple as the tires not having been rotated properly or something as bad as a wheel bearing needing to be replaced.
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