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small-list Digest Mon, 10 Jul 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 104

In This Issue:
Re: Ticking Explorer
Re: Ticking Explorer
Re: Ticking Explorer
Re: Ticking Explorer

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From: "Richard Steinfeld" lmi.net>
Subject: Re: Ticking Explorer
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 16:14:47 -0700

Remove the hub caps and see if the noise is gone. I thought I needed a wheel
> bearing on my Aerostar: it was ticking at the right front wheel. Turned out
it was my OEM Ford two-piece metal/plastic hubcap.

It was like this: during a short trip, getting back into the van, I noticed
a hub cap behind it. So, I said to myself, "Some poor schmuck lost his
hubcap," and drove away. Well, the poor schmuck was yours truly. Not being
able to withstand having only three hubcaps, I went to Target and picked up
a set of nice plastic cheapos for $16. Guess what: no more ticking. And they
even look more integrated with the vehicle than Ford's garish versions.

Yours truly,

Poor Schmuck


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Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 21:01:59 -0700
From: Dan Wentz earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: Ticking Explorer


>well start with brake shoes possibly binding up then the next obvioous cause
>would be wheel bearings I would suspend the wheel on a jack stand and see
>if when you spin the wheel you can determine more

It's actually got disk brakes in the rear. Somebody suggested poorly made
or poorly installed pads. Makes sense to me--at least enough to start
looking there. Unfortunately that's probably not a warranty fix if it is
the pads--it's easy enough to do but I was hoping Ford would pick up the tab.

~Dan

1950 F1 351C--Not neglected and definitely not for sale. Persistence is
futile.
1998 Explorer--I'm not like the other Explorer drivers--honest!
Quench my thirst with gasoline.




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