2000 Ford Ranger Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

How to replace a wheel bearing on a ford ranger.

2000 ford ranger front wheel bearing replacement.

Not only are the parts expensive but you need special tools to replace them hopefully this article will help make that replacement a little easier. By now you ve probably realized that the replacements of the 1998 2000 ranger hubs suck. 2001 ford ranger supercab 4dr oxford white 4 0 sohc 4x4 manual trans hurst equipped 4 10 s 3 body lift. This truck is a 2002 rear wheel drive model.

Wheel bearings are greased to keep metal on metal contact and friction to a minimum and when the grease breaks down the wheel bearings on your ranger can wear very quickly. The wheel bearings on the ford ranger endure a lot of stress weight and heat due to friction. Care to explain where in the hell you would use a 3 finger puller on a 01 up 4x4 front hub bearing replacement job. This allows the wheels to spin effortlessly for however long the lubrication lasts inside the bearing.

I am not a mechanic. Hello guys and gals today we will be replacing a front wheel bearing hub on a 1999 4x4 ranger no 4wd abs. Signs that the wheel bearings on your ford ranger might be worn includes a rasping grinding or howling noise from the wheels irregular tire wear shaking or jerking in the steering wheel and the abs light may come on. Replacing the fwd front wheel drive wheel hub and bearing.

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. Story by valley customs. Whenever the vehicle moves the roller wheel bearings must rotate within the hub riding smoothly over their races. This write up will work for a 98 00 4x4 ranger without 4wd abs.