How to replace F150 Front Wheel Bearing - 2006 4wd

This video applies to any 4wd F150 made from 2005 to 2008 and 2003 - 2006 Expedition 4wd. The front wheel bearing was loose and needed to be replaced.
Took about 20 minutes. You will need a 21mm to remove the lug nuts, 18mm to remove the caliper bracket bolts and wheel bearing bolts and 13mm to remove the axle nut.
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[@twindadpiper8590]

You’re a life saver thank you. Was told mine were shot today while getting an oil change. Definitely doing this myself and not paying $1400 for a set. I appreciate it I got kids to feed

[@kennethfrench57]

He didn’t put anything grease on the inside

[@codyp8566]

Thanks for the vid. One of the only ones that is 4wd.

[@gregscott5830]

Well done. I just replaced mine and watched your video beforehand. Made the process easy and painless. Kudos to the socket sizes as well!

[@LehewTech]

Greg Scott Glad to help

[@jamesbristol7363]

Good Job, you spaced the dust cap. Just did one on my daughters Suburban last week, looks the same. We are doing a brothers this weekend. Thanx for the video.

[@kendallflowers4245]

Good stuff man. I like how you get straight to the point.

[@LehewTech]

Thanks man hope it helped

[@nickcalderone75]

Great video! Very clear and easy to follow. Ordered mine online and replaced them last night (rotors and brakes too!) with the help of this video. You saved me a lot of $$$ by doing it myself. Thank you for taking the time to make this video! VERY helpful.

[@LehewTech]

Thats great bud thanks for watching

[@donaldlewis9178]

You made doing this for myself really easy and probably saved me a good amount of money thank you for a good video

[@LehewTech]

+Donald Lewis glad to help

[@jimdailey1018]

This video helped me more than any other on KZbin. I did mine in less than 2 hours. Thanks.

[@LehewTech]

+Jim Dailey Glad to help brother

[@richardmccann4815]

Took me a day and a half cause of rain and arthritis, a bad knee and back besides being 70. I was very glad to have this video to reference. ( I'm in so much pain that I can't remember what happens next. My God bless us all, even the whiners!

[@garyfreyer7675]

Not agreeing on letting the caliper hang from the brake lines. Also, invest in a torque wrench and install the bolts according to mfg.'s specs.

[@LehewTech]

Yes sir I will do that immediately

[@TideFever]

I was going to say, "along with tying up the caliper... torquing axles, wheel bearings, and brake calipers must be a conspiracy too." 🤣 Aside from that... good video. 👍

[@thefoxdoctor1072]

You don't need no torque wrench man this isn't a head install lol!!!!

[@OscarPerez-ns2ob]

Thank you for your time to help us to do it ourselves 👍👍👍

[@bd5058]

Makes you want to watch FordTechMakuloco

[@dustinjbmorrell]

Read my mind

[@jhonepo]

Great job, well done!

[@LehewTech]

Thank you, hope it helped.

[@jhonepo]

Yes it did, big time

[@filibertovargas8354]

Super good video. Thankyou sr.

[@LehewTech]

+Filiberto Vargas Glad to help sir.

[@MichaelwH93]

Good video. Straight forward as to what to do. Only thing I'll do differently when I do mine is torque it down according to torque specs, make sure the hub is greased on the inside (will last longer), and use blue lock tight on the hub assembly bolts. Thanks for the video.

[@jeffwright3759]

i have a 2006 ford f 150 how do you hold the axle to remove the bolts around the flange hold the brake did not work still turns

[@frankgonzalez534]

Thank you only wished you would have wiggle the wheel after to see if the wiggle was gone or maybe a ball joint or tie rod issue also

[@williamasmussen4978]

Curious why you tapped the 13mm nut with hammer? just to break loose. thanks

[@JohnDoe-bw7bq]

Sweet

[@camarojay7027]

The new one comes with the actuator?

[@stevekrenz1907]

No grease, no torque wrench???

[@cali0813america]

👍👍thankyou.

[@peteparks9928]

What about specific torque specs... U just cranked it on (hub nut)

[@scottgroft2444]

Appreciate the video. What did the customer say was going on? My 05 Lariat is picking up some grinding noise when driving, sometimes on curves. Thanks!

[@LehewTech]

It was making a rumbling noise that increased with speed and got quieter when the truck was turning to the right.

[@scottgroft2444]

Thank you for your response. I will jack mine up and check to see if that might be the issue then. Mine isn't constant so mine might be in the beginning stages of going bad.

[@MrBecksjl]

Why didn't you just press a new wheel bearing in it?

[@EternalSoul77777]

I'm doing this on my 04 F150 4x4 is the middle shaft supposed to be a little loose when you take the bearing and hub assembly off??

[@LehewTech]

Not sure.. would have to be there to see it.

[@joshgranzow]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but shouldn't that axle nut be torqued to spec? I believe you are only supposed to put 20 ft-lbs of torque on it.

[@joshgranzow]

I only ask because I was told that it was very important for the life of the new bearings and I want to make sure I do it correctly when I replace mine.

[@LehewTech]

Yes in general its always best to torque to spec. On this particular application I think it is not so important because the 2wd setup uses the same bearing with no axle installed at all, so obviously the hub assembly doesn't need torque from an installed axle to hold together.

[@joshgranzow]

Thanks for the clarification. Mines 4wd so it's more important to torque to 20 ft lbs?

[@LehewTech]

Yea if that is what the spec is

[@locknload9143]

Question: Does the hub assembly come with the vacuum actuator or did you have to buy that separately? Thanks brother appreciate it.

[@LehewTech]

This one did not come with any vacuum actuator

[@herreriaartisticalaguna7064]

Wells done,great job master!!👍👍👍

[@chadholpin2201]

No grease?????????

[@justinivers3783]

My hub nut is not backing off. It is spinning but not backing off.

[@sandych33ks1]

Well he never cleaned or never seized the bolts before putting them back in. Plus the wheel bearing needs to torqued according to factory spec. If not it can cause it fail sooner.. Nice video though

[@jdotson5004]

Awesome thanks

[@j.v.plogan.9546]

No b.s. get the job done. Next!!

[@TonicofSonic]

What is that rusty plate behind the hub assembly called? I want to replace mine because sometimes the rust breaks off and squeals.

[@LehewTech]

It is called a brake dust shield or brake splash shield

[@kimbralater2558]

Brake dust shield

[@thomasdaum1927]

This guy is just a hammer mechanic ! No grease, no toque wrench, no blue lock tight on the bolts very shoddy work! It will be back in the shop soon! I hope the customer didn’t pay much in labor !!!

[@kimbralater2558]

Lololo I said same thing no torque no grease..yeah ok

[@dwb4462]

Didn't clean it before installing the new unit. I would have put a little ant-sieze on the splines and at least blue loctie and put my 45 yr old Snap-On click torque wrench on it.

[@richardmccann4815]

Heck, I got mine apart and the spline connector was very loose, the grease smelled like burned grey alien poop! So I'm going to have to scoop out some of the old grease and add some fresh, it will never be perfect, and I don't use the 4 wheel drive except in emergencies. It's a Ford, and it will survive! It's not a racing truck, and I'm not rich. I'm still learning at 70 years old. I hate bending wrenches, and have a lot to learn. But this video helped me a lot on my $3800 truck! So whine all you can, and make a video of what to do with bolts that the heads are rusted away on! That would be so much better than complaining, wouldn't it? !!

[@thomasdaum1927]

@@richardmccann4815 If he was charging labor then the job should have been done right !…….

[@LowNSlowOn2]

Thanks just used this to do mine, cheers

[@Bitbitt87]

What was the size of the different nut?

[@Bitbitt87]

On the caliper

[@redtruck32]

how can you tell the bearing is shot? Feel,sound? thanks

[@LehewTech]

Generally when a bearing is bad you will have play in the bearing with the wheel off the ground and/or a rumbling noise that increases with speed and can change as you turn.

[@danhogle1776]

Or the abs light is on

[@rickwhite3700]

Alllllllvinnn

[@sliedogg]

No grease?

[@LehewTech]

Grease costs extra

[@mbrewer57]

I love your reply lol! I was going to ask about the 20-27 ft.lbs torque spec in addition to some lubrication on that roller bearing, as well as the o-ring dust seal. I think "grease costs extra" was the perfect answer!

[@LehewTech]

yea on the ford forums you can find non-stop talk about the roller bearings and the best way to grease them. many remove the abs sensor and inject grease into it.

[@lucianoingrassia8278]

I installed a new 4x4 hub then the bearing! The axle is tigthened but i noticed a gap in the back between the hub and axle part, all i can think of is that the bearing is not the one the axle looks like it needs to go in another half inch ir so!

[@bthompson1767]

The abs cable should be on top not side

[@danpalmer4683]

No grease, no torque settings used--beware of this place.......

[@bv1199]

not looking for aproval. torqe wrench is mandatory

[@hisvoicesinmyhead]

I have to ask, why the chipmunk noises? Good video though.

[@jagitmax]

HOW " S T U P I D " IS THIS GUY , HE DIDN'T GREASE THE NEW HUB !!! ON TOP OF THAT HE DIDN'T TORQUE IT TO THE CORRECT TORQUE SPECS , I DON'T KNOW WHO THIS GUY WORKS FOR BUT THEIR NOT WORKING ON ANY OF MY VEHICLES !!!!!!

[@danhogle1776]

No frigging way they fell off that easy

[@LehewTech]

It goes easy sometimes!

[@jimdailey1018]

No lunch yet. Go do the other side.

[@stevec4209]

Sorry but don't let caliper hang. Also you didn't torque the bolts for the wheel bearing and the axle nut. If the wheel bearing ever falls off due to your negligence and this video is there for the owners lawyer to sue your boss.

[@shawnrussell8833]

Title says how to replace wheel bearings you didn't show how to replace the bearings you showed how to replace the assembly

[@Conklinification]

It's all one unit. It's called a wheel bearing assembly. The bearing are already set in the assembly - no old school bearing pullers. Much better design. AND about $160 for a top quality SKF or Timken,

[@mechanicauto9704]

very poor mechanic job didn"t hang the brake caliper could broken a line doing bro

[@dongraham5828]

Torque specs? lol

[@guyironstone7125]

So you replaced the hub assembly not just the bearing, So lets charge the customer 200 dollars for the hub assy versus 70 dollars to press new bearings.

[@bsfilms4818]

Guy Ironstone ford doesn’t make just bearings. the whole new hub assembly has to be done if the bearing goes bad, or atleast that’s what you should do

[@guyironstone7125]

@@bsfilms4818 So why does your title specify "wheel bearings" instead of Hub assy

[@kimbralater2558]

Why don't you torque an what are the torque specs ..your good but ur not.bemore detailed on your work