MagicMexican
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- 1996
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- Ford
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So, I heard the whine of a bearing going bad. I parked my truck, jacked up each wheel and spun it. They were all quiet, but one of my rear drums was really dirty and looked like it was leaking diff fluid. Aha, I thought, and replaced both the rear bearings, and did the disk brake swap while I was at it.
Two days after that, driving home from work, the noise came back, LOUD as hell. I had just a few miles left to go, so I just kinda gritted my teeth and hoped for the best. When I got home, and took it all apart, I realized that continuing to drive home had been a bad idea. The inner bearing on my front rotors had failed, all the rollers lookes like smashed jelly beans. The back race seized onto the spindle, and the rotor got loose, grinding into the caliper bracket and into the ABS sensor.
Pictures:
Anyways ,I've got a new rotor, wheel bearings, and bearing seal.
It looks like I still need to order these parts:
-spindle
-spindle bearing and seal kit SBK4
-ABS sensor (looks gone to me, does it look like it would work to you guys?)
-caliper bracket and mounting bolts
Am I missing anything, anything else that may have been damaged and I should look into???
Also, there is some play in the shaft (driver's side). I can push it in and pull it out about a quarter inch. The passenger side does not move. Is this normal??
Two days after that, driving home from work, the noise came back, LOUD as hell. I had just a few miles left to go, so I just kinda gritted my teeth and hoped for the best. When I got home, and took it all apart, I realized that continuing to drive home had been a bad idea. The inner bearing on my front rotors had failed, all the rollers lookes like smashed jelly beans. The back race seized onto the spindle, and the rotor got loose, grinding into the caliper bracket and into the ABS sensor.
Pictures:
Anyways ,I've got a new rotor, wheel bearings, and bearing seal.
It looks like I still need to order these parts:
-spindle
-spindle bearing and seal kit SBK4
-ABS sensor (looks gone to me, does it look like it would work to you guys?)
-caliper bracket and mounting bolts
Am I missing anything, anything else that may have been damaged and I should look into???
Also, there is some play in the shaft (driver's side). I can push it in and pull it out about a quarter inch. The passenger side does not move. Is this normal??