Hey yall, I just replaced my right wheel bearings on my 95 f150 4x4, I have been smelling grease after a drive for the now 150 miles on the bearings, and this moring when I made a slow left turn the right side made a very weird squeal for a spit second, It did this for every turn to the left, but no noise to the right. I made several very quick swerves left and right, and then the noise stopped, any ideas guys.


Oh and the hub does not get abnormally hot.

 

You didn't overtighten the spindle nut, did you? It is torqued to about 12 ft/lbs to seat the bearing, then backed off and hand tightened.

 

I fixed my problem last night, I had a bad grease seal (never cheapout and buy mastercraft parts from checker auto), I repacked my bearings, and all that good stuff, its all good thanx

 

i had that problem with the spindle bearing seal to. someone had bought a cheap one and it seperated into 2 pieces and the metal rings inside of it started rubbing.

 

basically what happened to mine, except mine had been in for a whole 3 days.

 

Just a note but usually when it's got something to do with the bearings in the front axle......whenever the sound disappears when you turn the wheel one direction and comes back when you turn it the other, whatever direction you turn it and it disappears, it's the opposite side that's having issues.

 

ya that is basically what I have figured out.

 

The inner nut is torqued to 55ft lbs then backed off 45 degrees. The outer is tightned to 150ft lbs.

 

Not all of them. After 4 months you're a little late anyways.