1. Home
  2. Ford Trucks
  3. Help please! 1990 F150 4x4 front end noise

Help please! 1990 F150 4x4 front end noise

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!

Reply to
De
Loading thread data ...

"" 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.

Reply to
Hooligan

MotorsForum website is not affiliated with any of the manufacturers or service providers discussed here. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners.