Bearing wear

Cutter26 · 06-09-2009, 03:58 PM

I have been getting a rubbing kind of sound from my right front only when turning left. First thing I thought was to change the bearings. I did that and the sound never went away. I just did the race, inner and outter. Still getting the sound. I noticed that my caliper has a little play in it. I was woundering if that could be causing the sound. Anyway, I took a couple pics of my spindle because it looks like my outter bearing is wearing a grove. I can't remeber if the spindle looked the way it does now the last time I had to take it apart. I don't know what the common wear on a spidle looks like. I took a couple pics.

**4x4junkie** · 06-09-2009, 08:49 PM

Unless there is a ridge you can feel by running your fingernail over it, nothing to worry about.

What am I seeing on the face of the part where the seal rides though? Is that all galled up from a blown bearing? or just grease on it?

pdmustgt · 06-12-2009, 01:33 AM

Not to worry about it?

Signs of loose bearing plus after it wears in some you can tighten the inner nut all the way down will not be able to adju the bearings right. It don't take much wear to make it where you cannot adj them anymore.

06-09-2009, 03:58 PM	#1
Cutter26 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Year: 1995 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT Posts: 51 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (0)	Bearing wear I have been getting a rubbing kind of sound from my right front only when turning left. First thing I thought was to change the bearings. I did that and the sound never went away. I just did the race, inner and outter. Still getting the sound. I noticed that my caliper has a little play in it. I was woundering if that could be causing the sound. Anyway, I took a couple pics of my spindle because it looks like my outter bearing is wearing a grove. I can't remeber if the spindle looked the way it does now the last time I had to take it apart. I don't know what the common wear on a spidle looks like. I took a couple pics.
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06-09-2009, 08:49 PM	#2
4x4junkie Mall-Rated Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: So. Calif (SFV) Year: 1990,1994 Make: Ford Model: Bronco II, Ranger Engine: 2.9L, 4.0L Used For: Crawling over things Posts: 8,031 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (0)	Unless there is a ridge you can feel by running your fingernail over it, nothing to worry about. What am I seeing on the face of the part where the seal rides though? Is that all galled up from a blown bearing? or just grease on it? __________________ '90 Bronco II XLT 5" lift (Skyjacker Jeep coils), D35 & 8.8" w/5.13s (locked), 1354 dual T-case, 35x12.50s '94 Ranger XLT 6" Skyjacker, ARB D44 front, Detroit 8.8" rear, Atlas 4.3, 33s
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06-12-2009, 01:33 AM	#3
pdmustgt Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Year: 1999 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 5.0 Class: 4x4 Posts: 73 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	Not to worry about it? Signs of loose bearing plus after it wears in some you can tighten the inner nut all the way down will not be able to adju the bearings right. It don't take much wear to make it where you cannot adj them anymore.
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