ABS Light And Intermittent Squeaking
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Mountain Pass
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ABS Light And Intermittent Squeaking
I was driving along last night and got up along side a jersey barrier and heard a squeaking coming from my driver's side front wheel. I got to a traffic light and my ABS light illuminated(will be hooking up a scanner shortly). I pulled into a parking lot to check things out and smelled a burning smell, I can't say it smelled like burning breaks, but more so had a burning plastic smell to it.
I took the truck out today and the squeaking/rubbing sound is there but is intermittent, sometimes on corners and is not on every revolution from the wheel from what I can tell. No more burning smell and ABS light has went out (soft code?).
On a side note, I have had my hubs locked the past few days as I was exercising the front diff fluid a little bit. I unlocked them but it doesn't seem to make a huge difference. These are the factory ford hubs FYI.
I haven't had a chance to take the tire off yet, but from some research I have done, some possibilities seem like a wheel bearing, wheel speed/ABS sensor, or hub. Just trying to get an idea of what it might be before I dig into it.
I took the truck out today and the squeaking/rubbing sound is there but is intermittent, sometimes on corners and is not on every revolution from the wheel from what I can tell. No more burning smell and ABS light has went out (soft code?).
On a side note, I have had my hubs locked the past few days as I was exercising the front diff fluid a little bit. I unlocked them but it doesn't seem to make a huge difference. These are the factory ford hubs FYI.
I haven't had a chance to take the tire off yet, but from some research I have done, some possibilities seem like a wheel bearing, wheel speed/ABS sensor, or hub. Just trying to get an idea of what it might be before I dig into it.
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Mountain Pass
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From: Pennsylvania
That seems pretty likely the case. I'm not sure why the ABS light would illuminate if it was something besides that.
Hotshot
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It could just be a coincidence.
Fleet Mechanic
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Sounds like bearing is going out. Abs is in the hub. They're unit assemblies. Could leave you stranded if it goes. I've done the replacement in a parking lot.
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Papa Smurf
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Pretty easy to check hub, just jack up wheel, grab wheel at 12 o'clock & 6 o'clock... shake up and down... if your hub bearing is going out, you'll see the play or even hear it. I usually put a pry bar under wheel and crawl under so I can watch to see what's moving on back side of wheel. Bad hub bearing will cause the ABS light to come on, (and throw a code, if I remember right).
Not a hard fix, I do mine, takes me a while, as I'm fast approaching 70 ... just don't use cheap hubs
Not a hard fix, I do mine, takes me a while, as I'm fast approaching 70 ... just don't use cheap hubs
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