grinding, growling, groaning sound from front wheel.

[kjprag01]

Recently (2 months ago) i replaced my front rotors, bearings, seals, and pads. All of which were replaced with brand new parts because i heard some grinding comming from the front end which sounded just like worn bearings, but my bearings were fine, since i had everything already bought and taken off, I replaced everything anyway. However, the sound has not gone away, i did check the hubs, thinking maybe there was car crap built up in the hub. wrong again. The sound, i believe is a grinding, but others call it a growling or a groaning. The sound is constant, starts at 20 mph and won't stop until i am under 20, turning left or right, no mater what i do...its there. I believe its comming from the front right. Its a 1995 ford ranger stx, 4.0L, 4x4 manual locking hubs, automatic, with air, extended cab. Also pedal pulsation is an issue, does anybody know the torque specs for the manual locking hubs? I have a hanes and chiliton manual, they say the same specs, which i follow to a micro inch pound. but still the pulsation. any thoughts would be great thanks in advance.

 

[atvkid4eva]

chances are it is still your wheel bearings..ive had some go bad and make a humming howling noise and they still look like they r in good shape but still are worn out usually from being over torqued. they are inexpensive and without the caliper and brake pads off its hard to tell if they are bad.

 

[hottpotato65]

i have been told that the bearings are non-serviceable and that you have to buy whole new hub assembles-how do you get the bearings in/out and what is the bearing part numbers???
oh for the 99xlt 4x4 that is?

what are the torque numbers also please?

 

[atvkid4eva]

yeah for the 98' and up rangers i believe the bearings are in a hub assembly. so you would have to replace the complete assembly.