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Question: front wheel bearing seals?
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Desertdude51, 4.0L V6, Yuma, AZ, June 24, 2009, 20:03
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I just replaced the fron wheel bearings on my 96 ford aerostar AWD van and there is a rubbing noise comming from both front wheels. I used a chilton manual as a reference and it did not mention any "seals". I did buy the seals but did not use them and did not see any when I removed the old bearings. Should I have pt them on?
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patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, June 24, 2009, 21:31Reply
MasterThat model uses a wheel hub assembly with a sealed "cartridge style bearing" that does not have a replaceable grease seal. Could the metal shield behind the brake rotor have got distorted or bent during the wheel bearing replacement? Perhaps that is the noise you now hear.
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