What is this terrible sound coming from my rear axle?
09-23-2015, 09:52 AM
#12
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: oh
Posts: 14
Belt slipped in the tire, how can you tell? Yes there is a slight wobble while driving
Did the tire cause my bearings to go bad? Did the car cause this to my tire? Is Ford going to blame my aftermarket tires? These Mickey Thompson tires are new from American Muscle, not even a year old. I've had them aligned and balanced twice (there was some wobble in the front)
Did the tire cause my bearings to go bad? Did the car cause this to my tire? Is Ford going to blame my aftermarket tires? These Mickey Thompson tires are new from American Muscle, not even a year old. I've had them aligned and balanced twice (there was some wobble in the front)
Last edited by KingRando; 09-23-2015 at 09:55 AM.
09-23-2015, 12:30 PM
#13
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Ohio
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I'm sorry I can't answer all those questions for you... just saying what it looks like from the video to me. I have had tires that have had this happen before.. just logically I would expect the tires would cause the bearings to prematurely wear. Bearings wouldn't cause the tires belts to slip.
I am no expert by any means, so it's best to go to a mechanic and find out exactly what is going on.
I am no expert by any means, so it's best to go to a mechanic and find out exactly what is going on.
09-23-2015, 12:53 PM
#14
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: oh
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Rotors seem fine to me, if they are warped I cannot tell. It's definitely not wobbling like the tires. So with that, it looks like my problem is either bad tires or bad rims... I can still hear grinding so my wheel bearings are probably shot because of the bad wheels like you mentioned.
I purchased these wheels from American Muscle's ebay account on 1/13/2015, I hope they work with me to resolve this. Will Ford fight me on the warranty work since these are after market rims?
Here's a video of the rotor, I'll try and get a better one.
I purchased these wheels from American Muscle's ebay account on 1/13/2015, I hope they work with me to resolve this. Will Ford fight me on the warranty work since these are after market rims?
Here's a video of the rotor, I'll try and get a better one.
09-23-2015, 03:36 PM
#18
I jacked my car up last night and recorded my wheels moving. When I tried to jiggle the wheels there is a very slight movement, definitely shouldn't happen.
The video below speaks for itself, both wheels look like this. Please tell me it's wheel bearings. I really don't have the patience to fight Ford on their ****ty quality. I baby this car, I have not wrecked it or abused it. I'm about to cut my losses with this vehicle and never buy another Ford again...
The video below speaks for itself, both wheels look like this. Please tell me it's wheel bearings. I really don't have the patience to fight Ford on their ****ty quality. I baby this car, I have not wrecked it or abused it. I'm about to cut my losses with this vehicle and never buy another Ford again...
Please keep me in the loop with how your dealer trip goes; I can look into some additional assistance. What's your mileage?
Meagan
09-27-2015, 12:17 AM
#20
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: mn
Posts: 109
This is good advice. Start with the simple things first to get an idea of what the problem is. Discount tire will rotate your tires for free. I had what I thought was rear axle bearing noise in my '09 GT and replaced both axle bearings and seals. Noise was still there so I figured I'd live with it. Two weeks later I had the tires rotated and I noticed the noise move to the front. Bottom line was cupped tires. I'm still kicking myself.....