Got the bad news
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Got the bad news
I had my wife drop off my 01 XLT at my mechanic this morning because it made a loud whine noise, that increase in volume and pitch with speed.
He told her it sounded like it needs all new bearings, and asked her "You do a lot of towing dont you?"
What kind of preventative Maint can I do to keep the new bearings in shape?
I tow a 6000lb camper about 75% of the miles I put on this truck!
He told her it sounded like it needs all new bearings, and asked her "You do a lot of towing dont you?"
What kind of preventative Maint can I do to keep the new bearings in shape?
I tow a 6000lb camper about 75% of the miles I put on this truck!
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the noise you are describing is coming from the rearend right.hopefully the mechanic has access to all the shims he will need to set the backlash and pinion depth. the only thing you can do is make sure that the rearend has a premiume synth. lube.that about all i can say.ford dosnt even recommend diff. service till100-120k miles.
bearings?
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I havent got the details on "which Bearings" so to speak. He quoted me $1200 for the rears 
This is a friend I play soccer with and have known many years, so I trust he's not screwing me. This is going to end up being a money pit for a truck!
This is a friend I play soccer with and have known many years, so I trust he's not screwing me. This is going to end up being a money pit for a truck!
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I have a 97 expy eb with 123000 on it. I had a whine noise from the front end with the same description you have. Here, I found a small tear in the left cv boot. I replaced the half shaft and did the upper a-arm and ball joint while I was at it. The noise stopped. horray
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Since you do that much towing, you could replace the factory steel diff cover with a finned aluminum one that will dissappate heat quicker from the gear oil. Mag-Hytec makes one for about $250 that increases capacity, has a magnet to collect metal particles from wear and even has a port to install a temperature sender. Cheap insurance for someone who tows a lot.
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