Front wheel bearings?
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Front wheel bearings?
Can bad wheel bearings make a whinig/whurring sound when they go bad? I have that sound in my front end. The truck has 130000 on it. My autohubs did lock on me during a recent 150 mile trip, they've been replaced by Warn manuals. Could that have caused something to make this new noise?
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Originally Posted by monsterbaby
yes they can make that type of noise but cookie that isn't always an indicator my left bearing just went out totally last nightbut is still tight to rock the wheel but is also almost froze up.
In the old days you could just repack them and tighten the spindle nut up to make tham last a while longer, but not anymore
. Now it's $300 for a new unitized bearing assembly. 
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Thanks for the quick respose, Monster. I guess mine are probably shot,{130000]. Ive been kinda waiting for this to happen.
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Ahhhhh. Life's good with live spindles!!!
I think I got 86K or so out of my left bearing assembly, the replacement and the right one are going strong at 116K.
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Originally Posted by cookie88
You ain't right boy!
You know, ORU makes a kit (albeit WAY overpriced, but what from ORU isn't?) to eliminate the unit hub bearings and install a live spindle and 'normal' bearings that hold up to weight/large tires, etc. Good thing Ford didn't downgrade to unit hub bearings before 1999!
Originally Posted by fooch37
who has the best price on spindles? i need left side. Are the ones from auto zone, $376 priced ok? their brand is timken. early 99 psd single rear wheels. 4 wheel abs.
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thanks
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I don't know about online although if you watch I have seen some guy selling them on ebay for 200 once in awhile, and don't worry about bieng inferior parts there is only on factory in the world that makes them, and it's timken. $376 is a lot less than the list of $540, but I got Napa to run them through the account of a "master bearing installer" their words for someone tha buys a lot of bearings, and gets the best discount, they can do this, and still make it a cash sale anyway mine cost $272
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Originally Posted by fooch37
spindle/wheel bearing unit.... same thing $376. is there an place online to buy the wheel bearing unit for less. early 99 4wd abs 7.3 CC
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That ORU kit is beyond overpriced....it borders on extortion. I'll stick to modding my Bronco for the big tire stuff.
Last edited by cookie88; Mar 14, 2005 at 06:51 PM.