Wheel Bearings
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Wheel Bearings
A while back I tried to repack the front bearings on a 01 F250 SD with 4WD, I followed the book during diassembly, but when I got to the part that the wheel bearing are in I read on the back "DO NOT DISASSEMBLE" that kinda spooked me so I put everything back together. Are there any special tools required? Or should I just leave it alone until it breaks? I would like to take the hubs apart clean it out and repack the bearing but I don't want to destroy the hubs trying to do it.
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What would be some good signs to tell me if the wheel bearings have gone out, I have been trying to locate a thump noise coming from up front for over a month now and haven't made any progress as to what is causing it.
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Yes it is a thump in the floor, I can hear it as well even when I stand outside and have someone else drive and come to a stop. I have checked everything I can think of underneath aside from pulling stuff off to see what eliminates the problem.
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Drillerdan, just trying to understand a little more here, how could the ball joints cause a thump on braking, to my understanding they are all for the steering linkage. Unless you are referring to the big knuckle that has two points that mount to the axle.
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Mine did that as well and it was the ball joints. Every time I hit the brakes it would vlunk in the floor boards. $600 later it was fixed, parts and labor
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I have a grinding noise in the front end as well but it is only when the 4 x 4 is engaged. I had a look and on the drivers side, the shaft going into the hub assembly has play of about .1250. Does anybody know if the "Hub Assembly" has to be replaced?
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Cangim, the ball joints are the two pivot points on the knuckle that you are talking about. A good way to check if they are bad is to jack up the front end and have someone push/pull the top and bottom of the tire back and fourth while you watch for movement.You can also feel a "click" for lack of a better word. No movement is allowed, if there is any, replace the ball joints. The wheel bearings can also be checked this way as well.
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