1996 Windstar - wheel bearing

=============== did the wheel turn/spin when you looked at it, could be a sticky caliper

It was so hot when I took the wheel off i did not notice the wheel sticking. I would have thought that would have caused the van to pull to the right.

=== you say the bearing is good, that leaves the brakes...

You more than likley have a caliper hanging up. Can be caused by damage to the hose that you can not see, the caliper slides or the caliper itself. The overheat most likely did damage the wheel bearing, I would replace that spindles are expensive, your wifes saftey is more important than the extra cost of a bearing.

Many brake issues go unnoticed by the average driver. There hve been many times I have gone on test rides with a customer and noticed a brake pulsation and I'm not driving. I let the customer know and more times than not the customer had no clue.

Thomas,

Thanks for the response. I am going to replace the bearing as I have it out. And I am concerned that it is ruined. As for as a hanging caliper what do you suggest. Should i rebuild the wheel cycliner? I damaged the abs sensor taking the hub ass'y off so i will have to replace that too. I plan on new pads on that side. I have a lifetime at autozone for the pads and the rotors. However, not sure what they would say about roasted pads?

Thanks! Mark

I think the hoses are gone too seen that many times

Thanks for your feed back!

Here is my game plan: Replace right front bearing and anti lock sensor Inspect right caliper. Replace both hoses, rotors and pads. Bleed the system and then I should be good to go?

Did I miss anything?

Thanks again! Mark

As long as the caliper is ok, yup.

Keep in mind most rebuilt calipers are real cheap these days, it would be worth a price quote......and when they say loaded or not, loaded means they come with the pads (which you need anyway)