How to replace wheel bearings on a Ford Focus?
How to replace wheel bearings on a Ford Focus?
In this video we show the step by step process for replacement of the front wheel bearing on a 2009 Ford Focus. These bearings are a common failure causing play in the wheel hub and/or a rotational noise from the wheel area. Watch this video for more details. Check out Steve Robs Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bonfield… Loading…
Why is my ABS brake light not working after wheel bearing is replaced?
If you have the old-style ABS brakes with the metal ring, it’s a possibility you might have damaged the ring when you replace the wheel bearing or installed the sensor improperly. Also, check the sensors for debris build-ups like road grime or axle grease. Sometimes this can interfere with the operation of the ABS sensor.
What happens when a wheel hub assembly goes bad?
Typically when a wheel hub assembly goes bad it’s actually the wheel bearing inside the single assembly that is damaged. This part will make a roaring sound, similar to a metal-to-metal grinding sound when the bearing is wearing out.
How can you tell if your wheel bearing is bad?
Squealing & Growling. The classic sounds of a bad wheel bearing are cyclic chirping, squealing and/or growling noise. You can also tell that the sound is related to wheel bearings if it changes in proportion to vehicle speed. The sound can get worse with every turn, or it can disappear momentarily.
How to replace front hub and wheel bearing in Ford Focus?
This DIY provides the basic procedure, in a video and in words, for replacing the front hub and wheel bearing in a 2000-2011 Ford Focus (and video only of a 2008 Ford Fusion) without removing the steering knuckle and without using a standing hydraulic press machine.
What to do when your front wheel hub comes off?
Screw the slide hammer shaft onto the hub puller Tool. Apply fast, hard tugs with the slide hammer to pull the wheel hub away from the wheel bearing’s center race. When the wheel hub comes off, the bearing’s outside center race will be attached to the shaft of the wheel hub.
How do you remove a wheel bearing from a Ford?
Remove the suspension strut bolt from the steering knuckle. Apply hammer blows to the top of the steering knuckle to separate the knuckle away from the suspension strut. Pull the CV axle shaft away from the steering knuckle hole. Remove the snap ring out of the snap ring groove of the steering knuckle. 4. Removing the Bearing
How does a wheel hub and wheel bearing replacement work?
Push the CV axle through the wheel hub. Connect the steering knuckle to the suspension strut and torque down the strut-to-knuckle bolt. Screw on the new CV axle nut bolt. When torquing the CV axle nut down, the wheel hub shaft will move through the inner bearing race until it reaches the base of the CV axle shaft stop point.
