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Wow.. what an afternoon.. I got off early for a suppoena in court and that got continued so I figured I would investigate my ongoing problem with the wheels vibrating still. Had the tires checked, not the problem. Had Ford look at it and they wanted to use "chassis ears" to find the problem.. and.. it would only cost $150.. Next next who's next?? So I took it to Midas.. Those guys will do anything for a pack of smokes.. They lifted the car in the air and we could feel the drivers side tire wobble a little bit. It had a little bit of play in it still. We found that my wheel hub nut torque was off by about 50 ft lbs. The accuracy on the torque wrench I used was off by quite a bit. They also noticed that the tie rod end was no good. That's where the extra "play" was coming from. I'm in the process of replacing it now - I'm on a break now!! I'll soon see if that is definitely the problem. The part was only $30 at ford so why not..