Loud roar up front on explorer
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Loud roar up front on explorer
Ok my 2000 explorer EB has a loud roar coming from up front....the noise starts about 60 or so and kind of levels out as you approach 80, but then the vibration gets worse. There is very little vibration around 70.
I took it to the Ford dealer and they *think* it's the front drive shaft. I'm taking it back this Thurs and they are going to remove the front drive shaft and drive it again to see if the roar is gone. Then they'll put a new drive shaft in if that works.
I was just wondering if any of you have had any similar experience to this, so that I might get some questions to ask, or learn some things to be sure and explicitly tell them to check.
I read somewhere that wheel hubs, bearings, and other stuff commonly cause a similar roaring on explorers.
They say the drive shaft is the first thing to check because most of the time that's what causes this type of roaring. But, we all know the real reason is because replacing a drive shaft is more expensive and time consuming than those other things....
Regardless, I want it fixed and I hope that does it.
Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
I took it to the Ford dealer and they *think* it's the front drive shaft. I'm taking it back this Thurs and they are going to remove the front drive shaft and drive it again to see if the roar is gone. Then they'll put a new drive shaft in if that works.
I was just wondering if any of you have had any similar experience to this, so that I might get some questions to ask, or learn some things to be sure and explicitly tell them to check.
I read somewhere that wheel hubs, bearings, and other stuff commonly cause a similar roaring on explorers.
They say the drive shaft is the first thing to check because most of the time that's what causes this type of roaring. But, we all know the real reason is because replacing a drive shaft is more expensive and time consuming than those other things....
Regardless, I want it fixed and I hope that does it.
Any thoughts or suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
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Loud roar up front on explorer
check with a few other links here most people seem to think it's the hub bearing seals.i just had the same question last saturday.it's a roaring noise like a dry hub bearing sound ,i have a 99 explorer limited 4.0sohc with the same noise
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I had the same issue with my 98 sport at about 50,000 miles. It was my front driveshaft. However now at 71,000 miles it's starting again. Does anyone know of any aftermarket driveshafts that might last a little longer or may be a little more durable? Any ideas would be appreciated.
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Its wheel bearings !!!
raise the explorer up and spin the hub by hand after removing the rotor and caliper if its a rough or feel like marbles ,its bad. very common!!!!
also chnage the inner axle shaft seal to the back of the steering knucle ,thats the root of the cause of failure.
Rich
raise the explorer up and spin the hub by hand after removing the rotor and caliper if its a rough or feel like marbles ,its bad. very common!!!!
also chnage the inner axle shaft seal to the back of the steering knucle ,thats the root of the cause of failure.
Rich
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never fixed
Ford never could fix mine.
New transfer case, transmission, bearings, drive shafts (both) and brand new rear end. Still didn't fix it.
I sold the sorry POS.
New transfer case, transmission, bearings, drive shafts (both) and brand new rear end. Still didn't fix it.
I sold the sorry POS.
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the roar
Have a 95 two wheel drive at 190,000 started hearing a roar and thought it might be the new tires. Jacked vehicle up and spun wheels, they sounded bad and replaced bearings.
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My fiance's 2WD 2000 EB Explorer has a front end noise that sounds like a wheel bearing. The dealer replaced the front bearings under warranty 18 months ago. The noise returned in the last couple months, and I replaced the inner & outer cups, races, and hub seals ... but to no avail. It still has a noise sounding like a bearing that's just starting to go bad ... not loud, but noticeable at 40MPH and up. I did notice that the old outer cups appeared to be brownish in color ... as if they weren't greased sufficiently.
My next "guess-work" is to rotate the tires front to rear to see if any of them is the culprit. If that's not the solution, I'll start looking at the rear axle bearings (my Excursion buddies on this forum have often thought they had a front end noise, only to learn it actually came from the rear of their rigs).
I'll keep at this problem, but I'd appreciate any of you with similar problems speaking up. Remember, the Explorer I'm talking about is 2WD.
Thanks in advance,
LAND YOT
My next "guess-work" is to rotate the tires front to rear to see if any of them is the culprit. If that's not the solution, I'll start looking at the rear axle bearings (my Excursion buddies on this forum have often thought they had a front end noise, only to learn it actually came from the rear of their rigs).
I'll keep at this problem, but I'd appreciate any of you with similar problems speaking up. Remember, the Explorer I'm talking about is 2WD.
Thanks in advance,
LAND YOT
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