fordbluefamily
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- North Texas
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- 2010 Mounty, 04 Mounty
I did all four bearings this spring on our 04 XLS and it made a world of difference. Then starting a few days ago it started growling and felt just like a knob on a tire. I had a nail in one and thought that was it as it sounded like it was up front. The noise is really bad when turning left. Turns out after swapping in the spare and no change, I jack up the explorer and the left rear wheel bearing is toast. Really loose actually. Like metal grinding gone. That lasted 16000 miles
I really dont want to press the bearings again as it was a nasty process the first time. Is there a better way? Like a knuckle with bearing replacement? The other side is still tight but maybe these timken bearings I used are not so good....
I really dont want to press the bearings again as it was a nasty process the first time. Is there a better way? Like a knuckle with bearing replacement? The other side is still tight but maybe these timken bearings I used are not so good....