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Went to ford for help in determining what might be causing the vibration felt thru the steering wheel between speed 30-70mph THe Tec concluded the bearing may be the problem on the left side maybe. They were so busy yesterday fixing a muck up on somebody else car, I wiring issue it seems, that they totally forgot about my needs and came up with a lame excuse that it was raining too hard to make a decisive conclusion that it was indeed the left bearing that was going bad.
The question I have for the group is should I have the bearing replaced or should I have the knuckle replaced. Is it not correct that new Knuckles come with the bearing already pressed in? I figure that the cost of pressing a bearing in and out plus the cost of a bearing would be close to the cost of a spindle that already includes the bearing and of course the cost of removing the spindle and aligning the car is a cost incurred no matter the direction is taken.
one more thing I was told that a new spindle requires a different link due to some updating ford has done for my car 95 lx atx v6 abs. I will confirm this with ford in NV.
Any comments
How many bearings are there in the front of the contour?
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I don't think people will be able to help you as you can't seem to write/type in English.
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bearing is $40 and a shop should be able to press it in for $40, pull the car apart yourself and that will be your total cost
do you hear the bearing? if the bearing was bad you would hear it
make sure your tires are balanced first and that the suspension components are good and that nothing needs to be replaced first
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sorry about the bad english Shaggy seeing as you cannot comprehend anything but the best english.
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below are the part numbers and guess what the spindle comes with the bearing and hub. So it looks like I am going to order this part.
F7RZ-3K207-AA spindle list price $236.75 your price $177.56
F7RZ-3A130-AA tie rod list price $41.13 your price $30.85
W520203-S tie rod nut list price $1.99 your price $1.49
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Originally posted by contour_phoenix_when:
below are the part numbers and guess what the spindle comes with the bearing and hub. So it looks like I am going to order this part.
why ????
if it isn't broke don't fix it, the bearing is $40
are you even sure it is the bearing?? I have never had vibration from a bad bearing, and we have had three different cars that the bearings when on, no vibration, just noise
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Originally posted by contour_phoenix_when:
Here is an interesting link about the stesses placed on a Spindle
http://www.mscsoftware.com/international/lao/pdfs/67_Fatigue_multiaxial_AB.pdf
yes, and if designed corectly with the correct factor of safety there should never be a failure of a spindle. the life cycle of the item should have also been concidered and that has to be taken into acount, a spindle isn't a light peice it can take the loading
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before you go through all that trouble with repairs, why not check the tires.... i have had the steering wheel vibrate on a 93 taurus and it was the tires.... two tires and balance will be alot cheaper and easier to fix than the mechanical parts.... my tires look to be in good shape.. but upon taking them off and rolling them on the ground one was found to have a buldge in it( an egg, a ball, and other names that people call them)... its where one if the bands in the tire broke and bunched up inside the tire.. i also had one in the rear tire on a contour where you could not see it.. put on spare and the vibration went away so i took it to the tire shop and they pulled it off the rim and you could see inside the tire there was a buldge inside the tire.. it was a firestone that came on the car from ford...
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well I have not told the total story
my car was in a major accident back in 96 where the car was hit on the right side rear passenger door while parked against a 5 inch high curb. The car did not jump the curb. The left side wheels attached to the hub on the spindle in the front was never the same again. That wheel always had a slight positive camber. Even the thrust angle when the steering wheel is turned all the way to the right clock wise steering movement the left front always has a positive camber since the accident. I have had bearings replaced before and yet this vibration always comes back. So this time I decided to replace the left front spindle. It is on order and will soon arrive within the week. Once installed I will let you guys know if that was the problem.
Anyway a ford tech mentioned that the problem may be a bearing going bad. Besides any errors introduced during pressing in the new bearing are eliminated by purchasing a spindle with a bearing already installed.
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