Help please! 1990 F150 4x4 front end noise - Ford Forums

11-07-2005, 08:01

I have a 1990 F150 4x4 5.0L with 120K miles on the clock. I decided to pull
some shrubs out of the front yard with the truck so I backed up and shifted
to 4 low. Shrub removal was successful so I stopped, put it back in 2HI and
put the truck away. Later that night I took the kids to the store and the
front left wheel made this awful banging / thumping. Sounded like I ran
over a log or something. I slowed down and it stopped. Now when I turn
left, I get an EEK EEK EEK like a bad CV joint on the left side. I have
automatic hubs BTW. Did I just lose a hub? Any ideas?

Thanks!

11-16-2005, 23:01

"" wrote:
> I have a 1990 F150 4x4 5.0L with 120K miles on the clock. I
> decided to pull
> some shrubs out of the front yard with the truck so I backed
> up and shifted
> to 4 low. Shrub removal was successful so I stopped, put it
> back in 2HI and
> put the truck away. Later that night I took the kids to the
> store and the
> front left wheel made this awful banging / thumping. Sounded
> like I ran
> over a log or something. I slowed down and it stopped. Now
> when I turn
> left, I get an EEK EEK EEK like a bad CV joint on the left
> side. I have
> automatic hubs BTW. Did I just lose a hub? Any ideas?
>
>
> Thanks!

Although I LOVE my F-150 with 282,000 miles on it, a few years ago the
same thinh happened to me. There was a crack in the frame behind the
steering box and all the rivets were loose with elongated holes. You
could not see any of it just looking at it. I had to have someone turn
the wheels while I looked. After I plated it and repaired it its been
fine. I hope yours has a better easier solution.

--
Posted using the http://www.autoforumz.com interface, at author's request
Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards
Topic URL: http://www.autoforumz.com/Help-1990-...ict145475.html
Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=704267