BAD TIRE RUBBING!!
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Mountain Pass
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BAD TIRE RUBBING!!
Working on my buddies 2000 Ranger were checking the brakes and rotating tires and what not. Pulled off his front tires and noticed the upper control arm is rubbing the inside of the tire pretty bad. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to where we should start on that. Was thinking bushings and ball joints maybe? Also he was saying he steps on his brakes and the front tires lock up. ABS sensors maybe? Thanks everyone!!
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Ball joints are a possibility, but are the wheels stock? If you have custom wheels with too much offset inboard (I can't remember the correct term), then that could cause the problem you describe.
The rubbing problem could also be the cause of the locking brakes...
The rubbing problem could also be the cause of the locking brakes...
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Its all stock.
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Working on my buddies 2000 Ranger were checking the brakes and rotating tires and what not. Pulled off his front tires and noticed the upper control arm is rubbing the inside of the tire pretty bad. Was wondering if anyone had any ideas as to where we should start on that. Was thinking bushings and ball joints maybe? Also he was saying he steps on his brakes and the front tires lock up. ABS sensors maybe? Thanks everyone!!
Also my BJ's dust boots were badly dryrotted at about 50K miles & the OEM sealed/non lube BJ's were worn out at 60K, from dirt & moisture getting in there, so they belong high up on the suspect list.
From the symptoms posted, this is something that needs to be looked into Pronto, as it sounds like it's become a safety concern, with the tire rubbing & brakes locking up.
More thoughts for consideration, let us know what you find.
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Don't know how many miles on this puppy, its scheduled maintenance, or repair history, but add the wheel bearings to your list of suspects.
Also my BJ's dust boots were badly dryrotted at about 50K miles & the OEM sealed/non lube BJ's were worn out at 60K, from dirt & moisture getting in there, so they belong high up on the suspect list.
From the symptoms posted, this is something that needs to be looked into Pronto, as it sounds like it's become a safety concern, with the tire rubbing & brakes locking up.
More thoughts for consideration, let us know what you find.
Also my BJ's dust boots were badly dryrotted at about 50K miles & the OEM sealed/non lube BJ's were worn out at 60K, from dirt & moisture getting in there, so they belong high up on the suspect list.
From the symptoms posted, this is something that needs to be looked into Pronto, as it sounds like it's become a safety concern, with the tire rubbing & brakes locking up.
More thoughts for consideration, let us know what you find.
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Yah with that many miles on this puppy, probably best to replace the control arms, or at least their bushings, rather than just press in new BJ's, which is doable. If interested, scroll down to the bottom of the forums "Tech Info" thread, located atop this forums index page, to find a thread with a link with photos on how to do the 4X2 BJ's.
My wheel bearings needed cleaning & adjustment BAD, at 60K. I had checked & adjusted them at 30K but didn't remove them for cleaning, relube & new seals, so I'll bet you find plenty of play in them, maybe some race scoring or lube varnish. My bearing lube was beginning to varnish up a little on one bearing, so I had pushed mine as far as I should have. Best to pull & relube every 30K as suggested in our scheduled maintenance call out. I chose to relube mine with Valvolene synthetic grease, which had a good bit better high temp spec & carried slightly more moly than the Ford specified recipe wheel bearing grease, so it should hold up better over time.
Let us know what you find & how it goes.
My wheel bearings needed cleaning & adjustment BAD, at 60K. I had checked & adjusted them at 30K but didn't remove them for cleaning, relube & new seals, so I'll bet you find plenty of play in them, maybe some race scoring or lube varnish. My bearing lube was beginning to varnish up a little on one bearing, so I had pushed mine as far as I should have. Best to pull & relube every 30K as suggested in our scheduled maintenance call out. I chose to relube mine with Valvolene synthetic grease, which had a good bit better high temp spec & carried slightly more moly than the Ford specified recipe wheel bearing grease, so it should hold up better over time.
Let us know what you find & how it goes.
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Yah with that many miles on this puppy, probably best to replace the control arms, or at least their bushings, rather than just press in new BJ's, which is doable. If interested, scroll down to the bottom of the forums "Tech Info" thread, located atop this forums index page, to find a thread with a link with photos on how to do the 4X2 BJ's.
My wheel bearings needed cleaning & adjustment BAD, at 60K. I had checked & adjusted them at 30K but didn't remove them for cleaning, relube & new seals, so I'll bet you find plenty of play in them, maybe some race scoring or lube varnish. My bearing lube was beginning to varnish up a little on one bearing, so I had pushed mine as far as I should have. Best to pull & relube every 30K as suggested in our scheduled maintenance call out. I chose to relube mine with Valvolene synthetic grease, which had a good bit better high temp spec & carried slightly more moly than the Ford specified recipe wheel bearing grease, so it should hold up better over time.
Let us know what you find & how it goes.
My wheel bearings needed cleaning & adjustment BAD, at 60K. I had checked & adjusted them at 30K but didn't remove them for cleaning, relube & new seals, so I'll bet you find plenty of play in them, maybe some race scoring or lube varnish. My bearing lube was beginning to varnish up a little on one bearing, so I had pushed mine as far as I should have. Best to pull & relube every 30K as suggested in our scheduled maintenance call out. I chose to relube mine with Valvolene synthetic grease, which had a good bit better high temp spec & carried slightly more moly than the Ford specified recipe wheel bearing grease, so it should hold up better over time.
Let us know what you find & how it goes.
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