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Old Nov 20, 2006 | 03:56 PM
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98 Explorer Front End Noise

I am having trouble trying to locate the source of a squeeking noise in the right front, either going down the road, stopped and turn the wheel or push down on the bumper the noise is there. Had mechanic look at it to determine, he was not sure if it the upper or lower sispension arm. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks dlr71
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 11:08 AM
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I was hoping this would have to do with the noise my wife's '99 makes, but it doesn't.

The noise I am refering to is a grinding noise coming from the front end. I replaced the unit bearing on the one side and it didn't help. I am wondering if it is in the differential.......
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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When did you last replace the shocks? Those are the first things I would suspect if it's been over 50K or so.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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My wifes explorer did the same thing,I found the the rubber on the lower ball joint was ripped and the ball joint was dry. Replaced lower ball joint and have had no problem since
 
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Old Dec 7, 2006 | 10:43 AM
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dlr71 - my 98 made a noise just like that. It was the inner tire ends. Replaced both inner and outer while I was at it. Now, quite.
 
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