I've noticed my tire front wear is a bit inconsistent and the steering is loose. Obviously, something is loose or worn out on the front end.
I had the front tires in the air today and noticed the left wheel has a bit of play wiggling from the left and right sides. I don't notice this play at all wiggling from the top and the bottom. I tried to look at what moves and what doesn't. Seems like the inner and outer tie rods are fine, but I am not sure I trust my sight since I was doing the wiggling. I believe the inner and outer tie rods are originals @ 197k miles.
What I did notice, is that the wheel and rotor can move relative to the caliber. When I wiggle the wheel from the left and right sides, I see the rotor pushing the caliper around. This indicates a bad wheel bearing, correct? If it was a tie rod, the whole spindle would move and the caliper would not appear to move relative to the rotor?
The reason I ask, is because the front wheel bearings (hubs) are relatively new. I replaced both in 08, and they should only have 50k miles on them. I bought what I thought were good ones (Timken). And yes, I used a new hub nut from ford and torqued to spec. The nuts were something ridiculous like 10$ each.
I had the front tires in the air today and noticed the left wheel has a bit of play wiggling from the left and right sides. I don't notice this play at all wiggling from the top and the bottom. I tried to look at what moves and what doesn't. Seems like the inner and outer tie rods are fine, but I am not sure I trust my sight since I was doing the wiggling. I believe the inner and outer tie rods are originals @ 197k miles.
What I did notice, is that the wheel and rotor can move relative to the caliber. When I wiggle the wheel from the left and right sides, I see the rotor pushing the caliper around. This indicates a bad wheel bearing, correct? If it was a tie rod, the whole spindle would move and the caliper would not appear to move relative to the rotor?
The reason I ask, is because the front wheel bearings (hubs) are relatively new. I replaced both in 08, and they should only have 50k miles on them. I bought what I thought were good ones (Timken). And yes, I used a new hub nut from ford and torqued to spec. The nuts were something ridiculous like 10$ each.