stx56

i have 2006 ford stx and starting to hear a humming noise on driver side at speed 50 or greater and also a rattling noise on passenger side . i changed brake pads on the front today and when i was turning passenger front wheel i hear this clicking or rattling noise. after i changed front pads , i took it for a ride and noise still there. i put it into four wheel drive and noise stopped and then back out and noise was there. i pullled the hose off vaccum line from solinoid and see if that would help but it did not. so my guess that my wife took my truck on trip to the beach 300 miles or so and she mentioned the noise she heard. so my gusss the wheel bearing is shot. if it is i am going to get both changed and also both iwe. do you think drive axle will be ok?.
i didn't hear the hum on driver side, probably paying attention to the noise on passenger side. if hum is still there you think tire or wheel bearing going bad. when turned wheel on driver side i saw the axle turning on passenger side. is this normal. the truck has 96,000 miles on it.

ccbruin

Sounds like wheel bearings. Look on Rockauto. Timken is the way to go. Axles should be fine

nrpyles

I replaced my driver side wheel bearing and rotor last year, I had the same problem and only had 90,000 miles. Hit up oreilly, I only paid $120 for the parts and fixed it myself

BUCKSHOT

I had a bad one at 150,000 and went ahead and replaced them both. Personally I went with Moog.