Front Wheel Bearings

I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on
a quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut
down the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain
and exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a
click click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job?
Should I take it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?

On Jan 23, 9:26*am, Daniel David Palmer > wrote:
> I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on
> a quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut
> down the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain
> and exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a
> click click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job?
> Should I take it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?

Even if you put the truck in neutral, the front and rear driveshafts
will still turn, so you can't really rule out the drivetrain. But I
doubt it is the drivetrain. I would bet it is the tires. All tires
will get noisy after time. Are these the original tires? 68,000 miles
would seem like enough mileage for the tires to start showing signs of
wear, like road noise.
If you are going to get new tires, consider the Cross Terrains.

Mikepier wrote:
> On Jan 23, 9:26 am, Daniel David Palmer > wrote:
>> I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on
>> a quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut
>> down the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain
>> and exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a
>> click click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job?
>> Should I take it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?
>
> Even if you put the truck in neutral, the front and rear driveshafts
> will still turn, so you can't really rule out the drivetrain. But I
> doubt it is the drivetrain. I would bet it is the tires. All tires
> will get noisy after time. Are these the original tires? 68,000 miles
> would seem like enough mileage for the tires to start showing signs of
> wear, like road noise.
> If you are going to get new tires, consider the Cross Terrains.

The tires only have 20,000 miles on them, although they are half worn
(here in the up and down hills of Pittsburgh that's about average).

On Jan 23, 10:02*am, Daniel David Palmer > wrote:
> Mikepier wrote:
> > On Jan 23, 9:26 am, Daniel David Palmer > wrote:
> >> I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on
> >> a quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut
> >> down the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain
> >> and exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a
> >> click click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job?
> >> Should I take it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?
>
> > Even if you put the truck in neutral, the front and rear driveshafts
> > will still turn, so you can't really rule out the drivetrain. But I
> > doubt it is the drivetrain. I would bet it is the tires. All tires
> > will get noisy after time. Are these the original tires? 68,000 miles
> > would seem like enough mileage for the tires to start showing signs of
> > wear, like road noise.
> > If you are going to get new tires, consider the Cross Terrains.
>
> The tires only have 20,000 miles on them, although they are half worn
> (here in the up and down hills of Pittsburgh that's about average).- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Sorry I misread your original post. I thought you had 68,000 miles on
the tires, but that's the overall mileage of the truck. 20,000 miles
on a set of tires seems young, although it's still possibe they can
cause noise.

I had noise from my 2000 Explorer 2WD that I thought might be bearings. It
was caused by the tires-they were 'cupping'.

Replaced tires and noise went away. Also, mechanic told me that cupping
could also be caused by bad shocks so I replaced them also.
"Daniel David Palmer" > wrote in message
. ..
I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on
a quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut
down the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain
and exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a
click click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job?
Should I take it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?

don't forget the rear differential and rear wheel bearings, both known
explorer/mountaineer issues



"Daniel David Palmer" > wrote in message
. ..
>I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on a
>quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut down
>the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain and
>exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a click
>click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job? Should I take
>it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?

Ollie wrote:
> don't forget the rear differential and rear wheel bearings, both known
> explorer/mountaineer issues
>
>
>
> "Daniel David Palmer" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on a
>> quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut down
>> the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain and
>> exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a click
>> click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job? Should I take
>> it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?
>
>
I took it to my Ford dealer today. He says it's a front bearing and the
rear springs are broken.

Ollie wrote:
> don't forget the rear differential and rear wheel bearings, both known
> explorer/mountaineer issues
>
>
>
> "Daniel David Palmer" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on a
>> quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut down
>> the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain and
>> exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a click
>> click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job? Should I take
>> it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?
>
>
I took it to my Ford dealer today. He says it's a front bearing and the
rear springs are broken.

Ollie wrote:
> don't forget the rear differential and rear wheel bearings, both known
> explorer/mountaineer issues
>
>
>
> "Daniel David Palmer" > wrote in message
> . ..
>> I posted before about my '03 Mountaineer being loud. I was able to go on a
>> quiet stretch of highway at 60 mph then shift into neutral and shut down
>> the engine. Noise continues. So I guess that rules out drivetrain and
>> exhaust. BLUEOVALNEWS folks suggested front bearings and I do hear a click
>> click click noise a low speeds sometimes. Is that a big job? Should I take
>> it to a dealer or can a good independent handle it?
>
>
I took it to my dealer who said it needs new rear springs (both broken)
and passenger side front bearings.

FWIW, this crap is not mine


F*** God , all of them


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