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1997 Mercury Sable - rear wheels "falling off"
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liquidctv
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Jan 11, 2011, 6:59 PM
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1997 Mercury Sable - rear wheels "falling off"
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I have a 1997 Mercury Sable sedan FWD, with about 130k, that I was driving last summer. The rear wheels were making whirring and wobbling noises that got progressively worse over the summer. On a whim, I replaced the wheel bearings (sealed units), but this had no effect.
Well, the final straw came when I backed out of a parking space, and the left rear wheel wouldn't turn at all. I had to back out with the wheel rubbing against the pavement.
Whatever is holding up the wheels - shocks, struts - has failed. The car is off the road now, but I would like to fix it in the spring. Just want to know where to start, as I have never worked on a suspension before.
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Hammer Time
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Jan 11, 2011, 7:40 PM
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You start but getting a thorough inspection by a competent tech to find out what has happened to it. You already made one serious mistake by continuing to drive it until something broke.
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Nathan47
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Jan 11, 2011, 9:19 PM
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Fix what's broken! But if it needs struts or brake work or whatever just make sure you do it to both sides. If one side is broken the other side will go soon.
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liquidctv
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Jan 11, 2011, 10:40 PM
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Well, I am going to fix both sides. But it was broken anyway, so I don't think driving it made much of a difference. The car is off the road now.
It will roll forwards as before, with a lot of noise. Just wondering what would make the wheels stick. Struts?
(This post was edited by liquidctv on Jan 11, 2011, 10:41 PM)
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Hammer Time
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Jan 12, 2011, 6:27 AM
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You're not going to find the answer to that on the Internet. The car needs to be inspected to find out what happened.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jan 13, 2011, 6:43 AM
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Quote">>But it was broken anyway, so I don't think driving it made much of a difference."<<
An accident could have killed someone or more! Never mind the car - get it inspected for why it's doing this and fix it. Good - don't drive it as you said till all is well,
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melkinny360
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Jan 18, 2011, 2:44 AM
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The problem is that certain rear suspension subframe components — which were ..... Ford is recalling almost 700000 Mustang and Taurus and Mercury Sable models .... The recall covers vehicles made between 1997 and March 2001 and may not ..... which could cause vibration or result in the wheel and tire falling off.
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