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I have read a few times that you can buy something from STANZI, Who and what is that?
Then also on my 95 SE when making a right turn at 20+ or in a Right banking cloverleaf(freeway onramp) I hear an groan/rub that seems to emanate from the frontend, almost center. Does anyone have any good ways to diagnose this?
Ive had it in this month for a FE Alignment an R CV shaft, the noise pre dates both. Neith shop mentioned anything obvious. Could it be a bearing?
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The member is Stazi... Bendix brake kits, and a few front driver's hubs(w/bearings) at the moment.
The growling could in fact be a wheel bearing.
Raise the front of the car (one side at a time) and try to "tilt" the wheel (like tilt steering.. up/down). If the wheel tilts or has any movement/slop in it, its a bad bearing. Do this on both sides, and determine the status of both bearings at once (note: a bad bearing CAN make noise without being loose.. for a while... eventually it will either get MUCH noisier, or get loose, or both..)
Replace by pulling the hub and replacing with a new hub (bearing pre-pressed in it!! yay.. no labor charge) for 15x.00 from Tousley Ford (plus 6.00 shipping) or by removing the hub, and buying a new bearing (60.00) and taking it to a shop and having them use a hydraulic press to press the old one out and the new one in.
don't re-use your AXLE NUT (aka locking spindle nut) as it is a ONE TIME USE ONLY nut, and will cause premature bearing/hub damage (failure) if you re-use it. torque the NEW axle nut to 208-214FOOT pounds.
If its your driver's side, then you are in luck, as they are $50 from Stazi for now, and you can swap them in 40 minutes.
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Can I assume that if it's making noise on a right lean, that it would be the left side?
I think I need to confirm tommorow and get ahold of this member quickly
Ken
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Thanks 4 the heads up on Stazi,
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Ray said
Raise the front of the car (one side at a time) and try to "tilt" the wheel (like tilt steering.. up/down). If the wheel tilts or has any movement/slop in it, its a bad bearing. Do this on both sides, and determine the status of both bearings at once. "
Is it possible its not the bearing, I performed the above test, and see no slop, tilt or movement.
Again you only hear the groan/rubbing during a Right turn or Right embankment at 20+MPH. I keep feeling its like something is loose or something is rubbing on something. But see nothing obvisious
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Originally posted by Ray:
(note: a bad bearing CAN make noise without being loose.. for a while... eventually it will either get MUCH noisier, or get loose, or both..)
I also said that. 
now.. it may not be a bearing.. it may be something actually rubbing. Have you checked things like your tires rubbing against your struts? There are other possibilities, sure... Look for fresh wear marks underneath the car, in the wheel area, and see if you find any fresh metal, scrapings, shavings, etc.
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Yes Ray, I read the whole note  When I had it jacked up I did look for wear marks in the wheel wells. I was thinking maybe somewhere on the lines of a sway bar or bushing or something like that K
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Originally posted by KenO:
...Then also on my 95 SE when making a right turn at 20+ or in a Right banking cloverleaf(freeway onramp) I hear an groan/rub that seems to emanate from the frontend, almost center. ...
Could it be the power steering? Check if you have enough fluid (PS reservoir near passenger side). Maybe air in PS system. Bleed by turning steering from lock to lock a few times. Then try bleed procedure again after a few hours.
Last edited by Tony2005; 09/22/05 05:01 AM.
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