03 explorer grinding noise
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03 explorer grinding noise
Alright so I'm having a problem with my 2003 Ford Explorer. I've recently noticed that when I get to above 40 mph, if my steering wheel is straight, I hear a loud kind of grinding or humming sound coming from my left driver side front. If I am going about 65 mph, it gets even louder and if I crank the steering wheel to the left, that's when it really gets noisy but as soon as I crank it to the right, the problems gone. When I do hear the hummin sound, I can feel it in the steering wheel. I have replaced al of the tires and it didn't help. Also, the car slightly pulls me to the right.
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I was away all weekend so I didn't have a chance to respond, but your symptoms as described are consistent with a wheel bearing failure. Most likely, the front right wheel bearing as it's the one that receives most load under a left hand turn. So your diagnosis of a wheel bearing seems very reasonable.
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I was away all weekend so I didn't have a chance to respond, but your symptoms as described are consistent with a wheel bearing failure. Most likely, the front right wheel bearing as it's the one that receives most load under a left hand turn. So your diagnosis of a wheel bearing seems very reasonable.
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yes, the hub/ bearing come as a unit with the ABS sensor bolted on. You have to pull the big axle nut and push the half shaft inward thru the splined hub.... the unit bolts on with 3 bolts from the backside. Sometimes they have Loctite on them and are difficult to remove.... pushing the axle shaft inward an inch will get the CV joint back away from the hub so you have a little bit more access to the bolt heads.
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yes, the hub/ bearing come as a unit with the ABS sensor bolted on. You have to pull the big axle nut and push the half shaft inward thru the splined hub.... the unit bolts on with 3 bolts from the backside. Sometimes they have Loctite on them and are difficult to remove.... pushing the axle shaft inward an inch will get the CV joint back away from the hub so you have a little bit more access to the bolt heads.
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So I did both the front wheel hubs on the explorer and the sound is still there but it's not as loud. Now I'm thinking its my tires because my passenger front tire is brand spanken new and by driver front tire is at about 40% tread. Could that cause my problem?
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I got them rotated and balanced and my noise is still there
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