NJayL
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- 2010 Ford Explorer XLT
Hello everyone. I'm new to the forum and would like to introduce myself real quick. I'm a U.S. Marine that in his spare time likes to work on vehicles. I'm not particularly gifted at it like some of you are, but I find it enjoyable. I feel a tad bad introducing myself at the same time as asking for advice, but my Explorer (2010 XLT 4.0 4x4) has been having a problem that has me flat-out stumped.
For the past few months it has been making a strange thumping sound from the front left wheel. It's not a clicking sound like bad CV joints would make, or a knocking sound, but a rotational thumping noise and increases with vehicle speed. It has gotten worse with time, but very slowly.
Here's what a I've done so far:
-I checked the tire for cupping. Tire was as smooth as ever.
-I rotated the tires. The sound remained.
-I checked the ball joints and tie-rods for tightness; no issues.
-I popped out the front left half shaft, plugged the hole, and drove around the block. The sound remained.
-I changed the driver front hub & bearing assembly (and did the passenger front for good measure), and the sound remained.
At this point, I'm stumped. I guess it could be the struts, but I replaced those two years ago with Monroe units and they still look fine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
For the past few months it has been making a strange thumping sound from the front left wheel. It's not a clicking sound like bad CV joints would make, or a knocking sound, but a rotational thumping noise and increases with vehicle speed. It has gotten worse with time, but very slowly.
Here's what a I've done so far:
-I checked the tire for cupping. Tire was as smooth as ever.
-I rotated the tires. The sound remained.
-I checked the ball joints and tie-rods for tightness; no issues.
-I popped out the front left half shaft, plugged the hole, and drove around the block. The sound remained.
-I changed the driver front hub & bearing assembly (and did the passenger front for good measure), and the sound remained.
At this point, I'm stumped. I guess it could be the struts, but I replaced those two years ago with Monroe units and they still look fine. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!