2000 Ford Ranger Front Wheel Bearing Replacement

This write up will work for a 98 00 4x4 ranger without 4wd abs.

2000 ford ranger front wheel bearing replacement. Whenever the vehicle moves the roller wheel bearings must rotate within the hub riding smoothly over their races. Story by valley customs. 2001 ford ranger supercab 4dr oxford white 4 0 sohc 4x4 manual trans hurst equipped 4 10 s 3 body lift. Replacing the fwd front wheel drive wheel hub and bearing.

On all of the parts he removed that had grease on them he wiped the old grease off the parts and applied new grease. How to replace a wheel bearing on a ford ranger. By now you ve probably realized that the replacements of the 1998 2000 ranger hubs suck. I am not a mechanic.

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. 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 truck is a 2002 rear wheel drive model. Ford ranger wheel bearings replacement driver side front passenger side front raleigh north carolina eric did a great job replacing my wheel bearings.

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. 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. This allows the wheels to spin effortlessly for however long the lubrication lasts inside the bearing. 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.