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Old 10-22-2013, 01:54 PM
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Originally Posted by techrep
they are both located on the vac lines that run across the top of the motor..the check valves do not normally go bad...more offten the solenoid fails
I replaced the solenoid right after I got the truck...so for me it's either the check valves or I have a leak somewhere. It's not a big leak - I just have the slightest grind when I am turning right. Hell it might not even be the IWE but it's coming from the front somewhere.
Old 10-22-2013, 01:58 PM
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jack it up and play with the wheel...very well could be a brake issue or wheel bearing
Old 10-22-2013, 04:06 PM
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Trouble shoot the [vacuum] system before throwing a bunch of parts at it. It's not that complicated.


https://www.f150forum.com/f72/how-diagnose-your-4x4-system-esof-186872/

http://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/836438-everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-iwe-system-and-then-some.html
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Odds are that one or both of your IWEs are leaking. You need to get a vacuum pump and gauge, get under the truck, pull off the vacuum lines from each hub and test them to see if they will hold a vacuum. The iwes are basically a diaphragm and the rubber dries out and cracks resulting in a leak that causes you problems.



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