Wheel Bearings?

[Lasik12]

Ok, my car has been wobbling like it was out of balance, or if there were a knot in one of my tires. The wobble is at all speeds, and feels strongest in the morn when its cold. I took it to ford and they said one of my bearings was worn down. I have to wait till Mon. for the ford front end guy to be in, so in the mean time: How does a bearing get worn down? And, could a worn bearing be causing my wobble feeling? I'm no mechanic so i just wanted to get your opinions before i droped a couple hundred to have them replace the bearings.

Thanks for the help.

 

[Killa]

Not to try to jack the thread, but my steerling wheel is move left and right or vibrate on 40mph , 2 front tires is very worm out. Is this can cause like that or wheel bearing ?

 

[jprovence]

Bearing get worn down when there is no lubrication. Yes the brearing could cause the wobble feeling. Sometimes dirt or water get inside and tear up the bearing.

 

[Killa]

Bearing get worn down when there is no lubrication. Yes the brearing could cause the wobble feeling. Sometimes dirt or water get inside and tear up the bearing.

I can lubicate it ? or greese it ?

 

[jprovence]

If the bearing it worn then it won't do much good anymore. I don't believe that the bearings on these cars is a servicable peice. You have to replace the whole hub assembly.

 

[LA stang]

jack your car up and see how much slack u have by trying to move wheel from side to side by pushing on one side and pulling on the other.The bearings are non serviceable and cannot just b replaced.I think u can buy the whole assembly from ford racing.

 

[DTNODYA]

I'd check ball joints, tie rod ends, look at the tires and see if there is uneven wear, steering linkage (make sure nothing is loose), even out the tire pressure on each side, look and see if the weights are still on the tires (balance) ... Oh, and make sure the rims are on tight!

Wheel bearings typically make a noise when turning or rolling, when they are getting bad. Do you hear any strange sounds coming from the front wheels while driving/turning?

KillaGT -

Your issue sounds like either ball joints or alignment being out.

 

[BCB00GT]

Front wheel bearings (hub assembly) is an easy DIY job. And as others have said, not serviceable. I also thought wheel bearing check was top bottom hand position on the tire, not left right.

 

[Lasik12]

Yeah it makes a slight grinding/swooshing sound from the front left, so from what you said it sounds like it is the bearing. I guess ill have ford fix it next week.

 

[BCB00GT]

Save yourself some money and do it yourself. Very simple job.

 

[Lasik12]

Save yourself some money and do it yourself. Very simple job.

How simple, lol, Really simple i hope... like i said before, im no mechanic. But ill look into it, see if its something i feel comfortable doing.

 

[BCB00GT]

Going from memory, and it has been a while

1. Jack up car and remove tire
2. Remove braker caliper and bracket
3. Remove rotor
4. Remove wheel hub assembly
5. Install new wheel hub assemly (Make sure you get a new nut as they are one time use - Ford only. And the wheel hub assembly doesn't include it - go figure). Torque to spec (free rental of 36mm socket and 250ft-# torque wrench)
6. Install rotor, brakes, tire

250ft-# is I think the spec. It is the maximum thath the wrench can adjust to. It isn't hard to apply that much force when the wrench is long (leverage).

That is the basics. The "nut" is a crush type that has several "layers".

Really isn't hard.

 

[Lasik12]

Thanks alot for the help and write up, but i just called ford and i guess its covered by my powertrain warranty. so for $100 i get both front left and right replaced... i cant beat that. thanks though.

 

[BCB00GT]

That is a bargain.