Ford Edge AWD Rear Hubs Bearings - Loud road noise

What Brand Hub Do You Recommend? DIY Save Big Bucks. I did this job for $150. You can do it too.
A shop might try to charge you as much as $1500 to do this job.
Ford Edge rear wheel bearings.
How to make a special tool for Ford Edge rear hubs.
How to remove Ford Edge rear hub Torx bolts.
Ford Edge loud road noise repair.
Ford Edge rear hub replacement.

[@danielfaulkner3552]

This was very helpful. Once I had the T60 life got a lot better. Went with the SKF bearing and didn't waste time with cheaper units. The OEM left rear bearing failed at 110K. Started off as a gentle growl and only got louder. This fixed it.

[@bowlinglefty]

So who did you buy the bearing/hub from? Thanks

[@jojo123469]

That H.F T60 torx bit worked great. This is the most important tool that you have to modify. Also, the small mirror is a must, I bought the one with l.e.d lights at Harbor Freight. I have a Lincoln MKX and I replaced both rear hubs. No more grinding noise. You are a god send. Thanks ...Canada

[@alexp-d3t]

What year is your MKX and do you have FWD? I have a '12 Explorer and my left side rear bearings have gone bad!

[@jojo123469]

Hi Alex...I have a 2008 MKX. The rear bearings are easy to replace. Save $600.00 dollars on labor and do it yourself. It took 3 hours. There are a couple of You tube videos that where very helpful on this issue... Thanks guys...Canada

[@zeus3358]

good job on the video. I've done both sides on my 2008 edge AWD about 2 years apart from each othere. the first time I did it like you but the second time I took off the top rubber bushing and I was able to get to the bolts all from the wheel well and probably didn't have to buy the long impact 60 t Torx. It was much easier because that's whole assembly twisted out. Once I took that bolt out it went down and towards me making it easier and giving me more room to take the bolts out. Watching your video made me feel much better about the first time I did my 2008 Ford Edge Limited Edition and the way I did it. Good Job on the explanation and video. Also I didn't have to modify my t60 to do it.

[@michaelmarchese]

Great video. I'll be doing mine on my next day off. Like you, i looked at everything. My hubs had no play , but when wife took vehicle to get tire repair they told her they were bad. I believe them and im gonna do them myself. They want $270 for the bearings and 1.6 hours of labor at $75. I found parts on rockauto for $52 or $104 for both. i need the torx wrench and a grinder. I just found an excuse to buy more tools. Thanks for the video

[@geov3241]

Really appreciate this video - I just completed the same repair on my 08 Edge - decided on replacing both rear bearing hubs - this video saved me a lot of frustration and time - in my case had to buy the following.....32mm Deep Socket, Torque Wrench up to 250 lbs and crowbar (same as video) - since I was saving on the labor bought Motorcraft Hub bearings from Rock Auto (Rock Auto had the best price for OEM Motorcraft) - all in total cost (parts/tools).....about $300.00 - feeling of working on my own car, completing the job and a job well done....priceless! A Big......THANK YOU!!!

[@outlawmultigun7076]

Just wanted to say thank you for the video. Got the tools from HF, ground the T60 down. Got it done. Recommend to all who do this, get a set of extenders when you buy the torx set. I used a few different lengths trying to get the socket driver around behind the wheel. Wife is super happy her car is now quiet. Thank you again.

[@robjeanveau5183]

Thank you so much for posting this. Am replacing the bearing on my edge with confidence after watching you.

[@vbaker7548]

Thank you so much for posting this video. I just changed my rear wheel bearings on the same make and model that you have. You saved me over 350 bucks after I bought the parts and tools I needed.

[@jamesturnure9735]

Did 2007 Edge rear bearings last night. Figure about 3 hours to complete both if you have all the tools. The instructions and detail in this video are fantastic...nothing I'd add or change. A couple of facts: 1) the extended T-60 can be ordered off eBay for about $10 delivered and you cannot do this job without the ground-down version. 2) Have a 1/2" drive swivel and a variety of extensions ready. Getting the T-60 bolts out is 50% of the time. 3) Make sure that the backing plate holes line up with the holes in the hub before attempting installation of the new bearing. Installing isn't as difficult as it may look...just get one bolt stated. 4) The 'other' side takes about half as long as the first!

[@KingIrvXL]

You can do the job without the grind down version if you take out top trailing arm bolt and push the axle in

[@mmastert2]

Very well done and helpful video for anyone, amateur or professional. Thanks for documenting and sharing this.

[@vernonfindlay1314]

Ya snap-on has those same pieces in a set,I borrowed one from a tech for this weekend. Fun times in Nova scotia on my wife's 2010 edge,thanks for your imformative video. Happy Sunday 🇨🇦 30 celcius today,and forecast for Sunday as well.👍

[@jackconway3248]

Very informative & inspirational, I followed this using my Harbor Freight grinder as well and it's tricky part is the inner tourqe bolts but it's doable in your garage saving you big. Thanks for doing a super job filming n posting!

[@MACTFordEdge]

By the time I retired my 2008 with 285,000 miles on it I had went through 6 wheel bearings. Great Video too. The rears are a little more complex and require more tools though.

[@massguy66]

just did this last night. video really helped.. was still a pain but manageable. Road noise completely gone now. thanks for the tip!

[@creepycrawler4690]

Great video.. Thank you for taking the time to do this for us. Great tip on the torques bit, saves a bunch of work and time.

[@lioalan9413]

thanks for the video. I just did mine I removed the bottom shock bolt to get it out of the way. and used my impact socket to hit the shaft out, that way I put the pressure on the flange of the nut, I have messed up threads before. I did have to buy a 1inch 1/2 drive extension to use on the torque bit. But everything worked out nice saved a lot of time. thanks again for the video.

[@stuartbrooks5734]

the video was a great help the only thing I would add is that there is a special BMW T60 torx bit for removing obscured flywheel bolts that is ideal for the job with no modification at all and a real quality part for $37 online

[@danjparsons80]

Thanks for this video. Just did the rear hubs on our 09 edge. Helped out a lot!

[@Dan-si8id]

Great job. Thanks for sharing. Made doing it on my 2007 Ford Edge a lot easier.

[@waynea.metelka2535]

I replaced Both rear bearing on 2008 Lincoln MKX on 03/15/2019. THANK YOU for All the TIPS and helpful things. I turned down the Harbor Freight T60 Bit before the job and that was so much HELP!!!! I used RAYBESTOS #712335 from RockAuto Total Job cost me $ 200.00, Cost in a Shop was going to be around $1700.00. You are a GOD sent person and he blessed me doing the job with out much trouble it's took about 3 hours. Thank You Again for this Video and Help.

[@VenomStryker]

I have a 2010 Lincoln MKX (Basically the luxury Edge), and we just changed the passenger side rear hub. This vehicle is FWD, not AWD, and I don't remember seeing that toothed ring on mine that was blocking the Torx bolts. We just had to use a couple of extensions and a breaker bar, then those come right off, and the ABS sensor uses a smaller T60 bolt. The hard part was getting the hub and backplate separated from the rest of the vehicle. First tried bracing a piece of wood up against it and hitting it with a hammer, then we smashed the hell out of it with an impact driver and a punch attachment. Finally broke it loose by chiseling away at the edges.....lol. After that, it was easy peasy.

[@bryan242062]

i just did this yesterday. did both sides on the rear of my lincoln mkx (same thing) the only useful tips i can add is first dont beat the shaft out. before trying to loosen the bolts holding on the hub use a 3 jaw gear/pulley puller to push the shaft out and there is no chance to mess up the nut or threads. also do this first and you wont have to grind the tool down it will fit after pushing the cv axle.... other than that great video.

[@jdjess2]

Thank you for sharing, having changed the previous bearing following the book method and this time following your way was a piece of cake, buying the T-60 from Harbor Freight and grinding it down was a great idea. By the way this is the third time the left rear bearing was been replaced, once while under warranty by the Ford Dealer, twice by me, right side no problem.

[@arturomezajr5375]

Thank you for posting this video.

[@nemesisantaresbynormandomc]

Thank you so much. I hope will be more humans like you in our Planet Everything will better and great for our future Generations ❤

[@revitup1965]

Very well done! Nice detailed video. Always feels good saving money AND doing the job yourself.

[@kelsiemcginnis9807]

Awesome job getting those camera shots. Clever little tool bit you made as well you saved me a lot of time with this video. Thanks man. kudos

[@ftby59mikeD]

Just got done with drivers side on my 2006 awd Edge using a Timken hub assy #HA590183. Although it wasn't easy, your suggestion for the ground down T60 made it manageable. Suggest applying inward pressure to axle shaft to gain even more clearance from tone ring. Upon reassembly try Inserting torx bolts thru holes 1st, then fit brake backer plate & hub on tightening equally while manipulating axle back & forth for clearances. Liberal use of anti-seize will make future replacement easier. Don't recommend it on caliber bolts, blue loctite would be more appropriate. Thanks for the video.

[@Boiler662]

I have an skf on the drivers side and have not had any issues they are also a more reputable brand than raybestos. I jacked the rear end up this morning and I am pretty sure the right rear is making the grinding noise I will let it go for another week just to make sure. if you put the skf on compare the seal design to the Raybestos night and day difference.

[@jeffreygraves4120]

I have the same issue in our 2013 awd edge. Ill be replacing both as well since the noise is coming from the rear. Thanks for sharing. Ill follow up if this worked!

[@scottpyykola7727]

Hey thanks for this vid! I did one side a few months ago the hard way and the other side just now your way. So much easier!

[@BAMAJiPS]

Good way to tell is to drive and weight the vehicle on each side by cutting the wheel hard back and forth. The sound will shift from side to side.

[@johnpeca5059]

Fantastic video. Your little tricks worked great. Thanks

[@Vortechtral]

A tad late on the comments, but I saw you put anti-seize on your bolts, when you should have put some medium strength thread locker instead. The bolts could vibrate off. While the battle for rust sucks, I would prefer things not falling off, or even chance it. You may have done it all the time, with zero bad results, and that's great, and hope you never get any bad results, but things are too expensive if something were to fall off going down the road.

[@natea196]

I swear this is a video of me just doing my Ford edge lol. Maybe I should of watched this video before hand😂

[@roberturkevich3233]

i slide hammer the hub plate first to get more room to get bolts in back allows halfshsaft to move around

[@jtanker551]

There are t60 torx sockets with a longer shank that is for BMW flywheel bolts that looks identical to the bit he ground down. Only downfall is that they are a bit pricey. Cheapest I have found is $32.

[@jeraldcook2000]

Good video and really can save you money. Thank's for the info.

[@MrKm1962]

great video...very helpful as I changed a rear wheel bearing! thank you!

[@rodgergraham]

Just finished changing out one hub, one to go. Thanks so much for the video, it really helped!

[@tamishagraves4809]

You didn't post the hub part numbers within your video description though lol. I have same vehicle as you do and would like to get both rear wheel hub part SKU #'s if you have them which you stated were purchased via Rock Auto ...thank you

[@TheOutwiththeold]

OK I just did this on an 08 CX nine there's no need to grind anything down just push the axle back in and it will give you plenty of room to get around the ABS tone ring

[@Captain_Brown_Beard]

Unbolt the top swar bar link bushing and it will move some so you can get the t60 on

[@bryanbishop6980]

Your note in video says escape but title says edge ????

[@alvee5172]

jcook007fix, This is a great video for us home mechanics. My 07 AWD has 107,000 miles and I am getting ready to do the back passenger side. The back drivers side was done under an extended warranty at 78,000. Thanks to this, I now have all the parts ready to go.

[@dancingchicken8171]

What state do you live in? I'm firmly in the rust belt and wondering, before I start how much trouble I'm going to have getting those hubs off due to all the corrosion and rust I expect I'll have. Awesome vid, btw! Thanks for posting!

[@stevekline7247]

Loved this video !!! Thank you sir and every tip you gave is awesome and the special tool you made !! Thank you and I am going to do the same :)

[@TheTurbomopar]

Great Video!! Just got mine off with your help! Weird that it had 2 axle nuts on top of each other, never seen that before Hey do yourself a favor while your at harbor freight grab a coupon for $80 for the red earthquake impact it will take the axel nut off easy

[@urjcook3624]

TheTurbomopar it is supposed to have two axle nuts like that and there I a torque spec for each. I think I will go get that impact driver. Thanks.

[@kevnroberts7095]

Two nuts probably eliminates the need for reverse thread and different machining on each side.

[@merlet.willie352]

I got a broken rim from that , and wanted to make a hose reel and the hub will help if you still got one...

[@jimmylnelsonsr.1688]

I really enjoyed this Video, 1 of the reasons for watching this Video, i here the same sound in my Lin. MKC 2015 and i am guessing that they have the same or close to the same set up ?

[@jimmylnelsonsr.1688]

Thanks

[@Tom-il5xu]

That should not be happening on a 4 year old car. Talk to mechanics at ford and ask about this noisy bearings, if so Ford should cover this under warranty I would think .

[@jesseesse2734]

Awesome video! Thank you very much!

[@mickm.121]

SnapOn has a Torx bit, item S6560 - specifically made for the Edge, MKX wheel bearing removal. Although the entire set at Harbor Freight is cheaper.

[@tamishagraves4809]

Which set at harbor freight for removal of the Ford Edge and MKK vehicle wheel hubs ???

[@kimquyluu6771]

Thank you share clip

[@Mr420FourTwenty420]

I have a 08 ford edge SE FWD replaced the rear wheel bearings figured I'd post if it would help anyone its simpler than the AWD version take the tire off brake off rotor off the hub assembly comes off with 4 torx 60 bolts that are behind the wheel hard to get to but easy to get to if you have a ratchet with a 3" extension adapter everything was stuck together and I needed to use a mallet to get it apart but it was simpler now I have to figure out how to fix the ABS light the Traction control light that came on after putting on the new bearings...

[@jacobr.oliver3110]

More great Ford “quality design” My wife had to have an edge. I’ve always had chevys, change wheel bearings in like an hour. I’ve been enjoying the wheel bearing swap. What a pain.

[@Wilby1977]

I was told the wheel bearing was shot in the left rear of our AWD 2012 Ford Fusion. I thought it would be easier just to replace the whole hub. I was then told that the hub does not include the bearing... is this true?

[@philquinn73]

How many miles were on it when you did this? I have 65,000 on ours and it's howling from the rear

[@godovermoney1124]

No tone ring on mine. 15 mm bolts. 4 of them

[@jukekidBTF]

Work Like A Charm

[@kennycoulter5525]

QUESTION: I have an AWD Fusion. I replaced my rear hub bearing with a ford replacement assembly. I was having trouble finding the torque spec. Your book says INNER and OUTER. You claimed the outer was the actual hub nut to torque to 130. What is the INNER that requires 200?!?!?!?!?!? Is that referencing your torx bolts?

[@jcook007fix]

You misunderstood. Find the torque spec for your vehicle hub nut here > www.skf.com/binary/79-66360/457377.pdf

[@bustero9461]

Snap on makes a long special t 60 socket .40bucks makes job easy .

[@danromeo6571]

Good video. Now I know what I'm in for. Same comment as Jacob. You want to have more fun try changing the PTU laying on your back. Another poor design. A gear box that only holds a half a quart of lube...

[@largegorilla]

Is there a reason why you don't coat the splines on the axle with axle grease? I've always done this on wheel bearings.. also did you conclude the raybestos units are junk? Thanks for your video!

[@govsux1]

Great informative video much appreciated!!

[@bmcunning]

snap on now makes the tool for these

[@johnwoods8207]

Great video! I'm doing mine this weekend! Question....what is the torque for the T60?

[@geov3241]

According to the repair manual.....98 lbs-Ft

[@theronkuhn4638]

What torque was the T60 bolts

[@jimaudisee3460]

Good job. Do you know if the Ford Five Hundred AWD rear hubs are similar or the same?

[@ronaldrittenhouse4462]

what is the overall length of the T60 torx you used

[@mountainmike1685]

Great video

[@markw4568]

can you show how to change the axle

[@Boiler662]

Has that Raybestos failed yet? I had a raybestos (right rear) and an SKF (left rear) put on 3,000 miles ago it sounds like the raybestos is dead already I also had the left rear replaced with a raybestos 2,000 miles before that and it failed after 2,000 miles. Needless to say I will not be putting raybestos wheel hubs on our edge again.

[@jcook007fix]

+Andrew Lake Ya know, I think the Raybestos is starting to make noise already. Do you recommend a particular brand?

[@Boiler662]

+jcook007fix Checked the hubs again this morning, took off the calipers and discs. I think both are failing the right rear is harder to turn and is making more of a grinding noise than the left rear. I will change the right rear first and see how the left rear sounds. I have also been doing some research on hubs it sounds like all the majors are made over seas now, Timken, Moog, SKF. I guess get the one with the best warranty but that will not fix the root cause which is the design flaw from Ford.

[@Boiler662]

+Andrew Lake Also the two rears were replaced by the same shop I am wondering if the axle nuts were over torqued, factory spec is 203 ft-lbs.

[@ohger1]

I just pickup up an SKF from NAPA yesterday, and it's a made in U.S.A. part. If it lasts the 75K that the original did I guess I'll have to be happy with that.

[@douglasdauster3271]

jmi

[@TheSpeeddemonss]

have you done the front wheel bearings? if so do you have a video or know if you have to hydroponically press anything if you buy the whole hub assembly?

[@jlc7300]

good video, so how long would you say it took you to do one side?

[@kimber1958]

Very helpful

[@pindiwal4717]

Ford dealership changed my rear hub for $400. I don't know how to fix it myself.

[@minermenmrfuzz9984]

Great video!

[@jcook007fix]

Thanks Mr Fuzz

[@JLT3]

IMHO a better thumbnail would result in more views.

[@Kanadier-ug8mx]

It looks like you put a lot of anti-seize on the studs. Is that safe to do? I am new to all this, did you also put it on the caliper bolts?

[@KYfishguy]

thank you for sharing

[@volvoC70II]

Thank you for this video. Great jog. But please use hand gloves. And when working on brakes, please wear a mask: the dust from brakes is very dangerous.

[@merlet.willie352]

Do you still have the old back wheel hubs.

[@godovermoney1124]

NO TORX ON MY 2014

[@tamishagraves4809]

What does the noise sound like that is distinctive which is a sure tell tell sign in knowing that it was very issue you experienced here leading to you concluding to change both rear wheel hubs on the 2007-2008 Ford Edge Suv??

[@jeffreygraves4120]

Mine soundes like a rolling flat tire noise. Loud. Or like rolling mud tires. Mine are also coming from the rear, more so the passenger rear side.

[@tamishagraves4809]

@@jeffreygraves4120 hi thank you for responding. I have a 2007 Edge SEL AWD 3.5L SUV...i used OBDII reader tool from advanced auto & it only indicated one code C1233 as being Front Left Driver Side Wheel input missing...!!!!! So how do i know that this isn't tone ring or that i need to replace bearing itself here...or am i simply looking at the sensor itself?????....in that it might be bad worn cut unplugged or to point signal just to weak to obtain input signal from wheel during spin rotation as vehicle is being driven ????? I have the spare sensor wiring that i know connects behind wheel mud guard just trying to be certain b4 i tackle it an if i need to order bearing i got one already priced...

[@bloodwolf2427]

God I hate Ford engineering

[@cdbz20]

is it the same for the front wheel or is it different at all

[@KYfishguy]

you need a press for the front

[@Subjohny]

when people changing rear drums they smack it with a sledge hammer...destroying bearings.

[@Subjohny]

* rotors rather

[@louiep6438]

Hello, Would you sell that T60 trox?

[@sajjadqadri]

ok

[@cammoxx]

Replace those every 30000 miles i traded my edge just for this job