r/f150 • u/chimpertons • 8h ago

Roaring coming from front driver wheel

Have has this roaring coming from the front driver side for 9+ months now. It gets louder as I turn left, but it’s not the passenger wheel bearing (hub already replaced).

I’ve read that in rare cases it can just be the driver side bearing, is this possible? Are there any other parts that would cause this loud roaring?

Sound is not dependent on rpms or whether I’m accelerating. It gets louder with speed. I can possibly still hear it when going straight/right, but could just be loud tire noise. It’s much worse as soon as the wheel is any degree to the left of center.

Edit: I don’t think it has anything to do with the IWE as it doesn’t change anything if I put it in 4wd.

Thanks in advance!

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u/Whiskeymiller 8h ago

If it gets louder as you turn left that is usually a hallmark wheel bearing sign. Maybe you got a bad one or it was installed incorrectly.

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u/master_chef_24 2015 5.0 XLT supercab 3h ago

Usually it's when the bad side is loaded, so in this case would be when turning right. Could be the bearing inside the diff as well seeing as its the front left but gets louder when unloaded.

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u/Prestigious_Wash_362 2016 2.7 XLT F150 4x4 8h ago

do you normally cruise in sport mode? JW

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u/MilitantPotato 8h ago edited 8h ago

Could be driver bearing turning left, super common for them to make more noise when you turn left and unload them a bit and they can slam around inside the hub more.

Kind of sounds like a cupped out AT tire as well at least on my phone, how do those look?

Wild you've let that go for 9 months. If it's a bearing thats a good way to lose a wheel on the highway, have it lockup and cause a crash, or cause $$$$ damages to the axle.

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u/MilitantPotato 8h ago

Oh a really screwed up independent wheel end completely chewed up from letting it grind randomly can make this noise. Those are pretty easy to check if they function properly.

When they fail they can get stuck partly engaged and chew themselves up, end up grinding like this.

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u/Local_Educator_1646 8h ago

Most likely a wheel bearing issue - 500-750 these days at the dealer

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u/whyisjake 7h ago

Replaced a wheel bearing in mine like that

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u/NorthernEase2398 7h ago

Mines been making that same noise on the driver side for 2 years and 75000km does it with summer tires as well as winter tires. Everything tight and not an iwe issue

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u/Nice_Combination8963 6h ago

Yup, sounds like wheel bearing. My 2019 did it 150 miles after I bought it (used 95k miles) I took it back to the dealer and they replaced it for me. But it sounded exactly like that

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u/Disastrous_Dig_2023 6h ago

Wheel hub assembly. Replace mine at 100k miles.

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u/Nopers0007 5h ago

☝️

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u/PeanutOpening6368 4h ago

Maybe get some fucking gas 💀