Gents, I replaced the hubs in my 2012 XLT last month due to me diagnosing the LH hub grinding when spinning by hand.
I'm still experiencing some noise it's kind of a wub wub wub sound when I am slowing down. And I can feel it in the steering wheel and in the frame somewhat. Definitely a vibration. Happens whether I'm braking or not. The brakes are new including rotors on all corners as well.
I believe the only thing that can be left is the IWEs. When I run her in four high I don't get the vibration/noise. When I have her on jack stands idling in 2wd and spin the frontLH and RH wheels, they spend freely and are disengaged...and I can't detect any kind of resistance. I replaced that three-pronged vacuum unit on the firewall with an oem Motorcraft unit no change. I tested the old one and she seemed to be fine so I wasn't anticipating a miracle fix there. I've also rotated the tires a couple times and not experience anything different.
IWE time? Thanks much!
Replaced front hubs
Was experiencing an increasing grinding from what felt like the LH front wheel/hub area. I could slightly reproduce the sensation spinning the tire by hand. Took about 3 hours to pull and replace both sides with Motorcraft parts. Will give her a test drive tomorrow. 120k 2011 XLT 4x4.
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I'm still experiencing some noise it's kind of a wub wub wub sound when I am slowing down. And I can feel it in the steering wheel and in the frame somewhat. Definitely a vibration. Happens whether I'm braking or not. The brakes are new including rotors on all corners as well.
I believe the only thing that can be left is the IWEs. When I run her in four high I don't get the vibration/noise. When I have her on jack stands idling in 2wd and spin the frontLH and RH wheels, they spend freely and are disengaged...and I can't detect any kind of resistance. I replaced that three-pronged vacuum unit on the firewall with an oem Motorcraft unit no change. I tested the old one and she seemed to be fine so I wasn't anticipating a miracle fix there. I've also rotated the tires a couple times and not experience anything different.
IWE time? Thanks much!