If you dont hear a roaring sound while driving, and the wheel spins freely and doesnt have any play, then the bearing is fine. If it is bad and its not pressed in then it should be really easy to replace, if it is pressed in take it somewhere to be done....

 

It does have some play, and if you jack it up and spin the wheel, you can feel some vibration if you touch the spring. It's not making ungodly noise, but it kinda vibrates a little more than it should. So the problem's not that bad now, I guess I'll put it off til later. And at my school there's no auto shop program, I know there's one at East Bay, and I guess Bloomingdale, but I don't think I'd want my car in the hands of high school students that I dont know. Just a preference. Plus, I go to King High School, all the way in Temple Terrace. That's a 30 minute drive from Riverview...I need my car.

 

my shop is around the corner from khs on fowler, find out if its a press in bearing or not, if it isnt then i should be simple to replace....

 

Can't find it now, but the manual showed a shit-ton of steps. I personally am not comfortable with doing it myself. As for being a press-in bearing or not, I do not know. Maybe if someone else has changed one on a focus or has a manual they can help?

 

You might wanna trade in your GT then if you want a real Ford and get a Model T, I see alot of "made in china" on those mustangs in the shop too .

*ducks for cover*


If the wheel bearing is not making noise and there's no driveability issues with the wheel bearing, don't mess with it or worry about it.

 

I'll check out my service manual when I get home from work this evening.