Squeal from front in during coold weather

[atvtimer]

Bought my Explorer new in 1998 and use it a lot for snow skiing. The car has a loud squeal in the front left hub area in cold weather conditions (60deg<). This does not occur in warm weather. It does not go away when I hit the brakes, turn the steering wheel, go fast/slow; it stops making noise when I stop rolling.
Any ideas??????????????

 

[88vert]

Better have your wheel bearing checked out

 

[jimbo74]

could also be a siezed or about worn out brake component

 

[88vert]

The reason I said wheel bearing is pretty simple.Heat things expand and the cold they contract.Do your brakes pull to one side or the other?

 

[addkev]

It is the inner bearing seals. They were defective from the factory do a search on inner bearing seal. About $100 job from the ford house. Not impossible to do yourself, it is explained on one of the threads.

 

[TPLYNCH]

also check Dust Boot cover and Hub Seals. Cause of cold weather squealing on a lot of 98 and 99 Ex's

 

[addkev]

also check Dust Boot cover and Hub Seals. Cause of cold weather squealing on a lot of 98 and 99 Ex's

We are talking about the same thing. Different name same cause and fix.