Gibson17 Posted May 21, 2018 Report Share Posted May 21, 2018 Hello all, I have a 2009 Ford Edge SEL AWD. The vehicle has 210k on the clock. My front wheel bearings went bad so I started the job and replaced a ton of parts. Here's what was replaced:Lower Control Arms CV Joints Steering knuckles Wheel bearings Hubs Tie rod ends End Links I have a ford service manual so I followed the ford procedures. The Knuckles, control arms, CV joints replaced are Ford OEM. The wheel bearings and hubs were MOOG, as well as the end links and tie rod ends. I did skip the EN circlip replacement when I separated the intermediate shaft from axle shaft (CV) on the passenger side. My local ford parts guy said it wasn't really that important even though the service manual called for replacement every time. I used all new ford hardware upon reassembly. I torqued the wheel bearings down to 258 with a cheap ass harbor freight 3/4" drive wrench. It was the only thing I was able to acquire where I live...I have the entire vehicle back together and had the front end aligned. All was well, and I have been driving the vehicle for about a week with no issue.Today the vehicle started making a clicking noise on deceleration and coasting at slow speeds. The noise goes away when brakes are applied, upon acceleration or if I steer hard side to side. I thought it might be the moog end link problem solvers that are greasable. The zerk fitting is close to the axle shaft and I thought it might be contacting, but I cannot make out any marks indicating as such... Did the wheel bearing not get torqued enough? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted May 22, 2018 Report Share Posted May 22, 2018 Does the clicking sound happen even at idle when turning the steering wheel left/right? That could be strut mounts. Perhaps not torqued correctly, even, with any luck. A clicking sound from the CV joint is usually more prominent in turns, but if driving close enough to jersey walls or in a quiet garage, it can be heard, whether in forward or reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibson17 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Thanks for the reply. Rechecked everything. The strut mounts were a little low on the torque, but only like 5lbs. Blew off the dust on the brakes, thought something might have gotten lodged in there. So after rechecking everything, I'm pretty sure my wheels were falling off. Apparently there's a special procedure to put the wheels on the edge? AT least according to the Ford service manual... and here I thought I knew everything about lugnuts. I also realize after re-reading the procedures that I skipped a step upon axle shaft torqueing. You're supposed to use your old nut to torque down to 258ft lbs to seat the shaft, and then remove it, then use your brandy new nut and torque it down to 258.For those in the future that are reading this, the torque procedure for the wheels in the manual is: Put the wheel on hand tight, lower the vehicle until it just contacts the ground for resistance, then torque in a star pattern to 100ft lbs. Re check values with the same procedure within 100 miles as lug nuts can come loose!! This goes for anytime you take the wheel off!! WHAT!?!?! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 The lawyers make them state the re-torqueing procedure due to the liability issue. Just go ahead and torque them to 100ft lbs and be done. Of course, then if your wheel falls off I'll have to ask if you followed the re-torqueing procedure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 For those in the future that are reading this, the torque procedure for the wheels in the manual is: Put the wheel on hand tight, lower the vehicle until it just contacts the ground for resistance, then torque in a star pattern to 100ft lbs. Re check values with the same procedure within 100 miles as lug nuts can come loose!! This goes for anytime you take the wheel off!! WHAT!?!?! That's always been standard procedure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie.Wicker Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 I have the exact problem on a 2013 limited awd. If I remove the driveshaft, no noise at all. What was your fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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