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jiggly
February 17th, 2007, 01:40 AM
last week i noticed a strange noise coming from my 2000 Lincoln town car , it sounds like a wheel bearing or wheel hub, what would be the proper procedure to test , and locate what bearing it is, and if someone can explain in detail what tools are needed for replacing and how to complete this job...


Thanks in advance...
Dereck
February 17th, 2007, 06:40 AM
Hi Jiggly

Welcome dude :cheer:

If you drive down a quiet stretch of road at say 30 - 40mph and gently sway the car from left to right when the bad bearing is loaded you will here a rumbling noise when it is unloaded the noise will stop.

So if you sway right and get the noise it is a left bearing, if you sway left and get the noise it is a right bearing.

Determining whether it is front or rear can be a bit more tricky, sometimes by jacking up the front wheels and spinning them by hand you can hear a bad bearing, you will not hear a bad rear bearing by doing this.

Front wheel bearings are easy to change you just need to pull the brake caliper, rotor and hub assembly, rear bearings are a lot more involved as you have to pull the axle shafts.

Regards

Dereck
jiggly
February 18th, 2007, 04:52 PM
Front wheel bearings are easy to change you just need to pull the brake caliper, rotor and hub assembly, rear bearings are a lot more involved as you have to pull the axle shafts.

i sure hope it's one of the fronts, at least this way i can save a little $$ and do the job my self.

ill try your test later today, ill post my results.

thanks again.
jiggly
February 22nd, 2007, 02:22 AM
Front wheel bearings are easy to change you just need to pull the brake caliper, rotor and hub assembly, rear bearings are a lot more involved as you have to pull the axle shafts.

thanks dereck, your instructions were 100% accurate, it was the front left, replaced it today and she runs like a champ.

thanks again.
93cartiertc
March 1st, 2008, 03:44 AM
My front left seems to be doing the same, I will replace it on Sunday. It is begining to make a metallic grinding noise. thanks dereck, your instructions were 100% accurate, it was the front left, replaced it today and she runs like a champ.

thanks again.