Failed Track Inspection

Houston Kid · Jan 15, 2018

Well, she failed a track inspection today due to excessive play in the driver's rear wheel. It appears the hub is bad. You can wiggle the wheel a lot by hand up on the lift. The car is now at my local Ford dealership for evaluation.

The shop that did the inspection said no way anyone would pass the car for a track day event in it's current condition. 5,8xx miles on the clock since March '17. :frusty:

Other than that, the car is good to go. This was going to be my first track day in the car. I'll have to wait for the March MSR Houston track day now.

I will report back what the dealership has to say.

ldp82 · Jan 15, 2018

It really sucks you are missing the track day. But better to find it now than after it fails at speed!

Houston Kid · Jan 15, 2018

ldp82 said:
It really sucks you are missing the track day. But better to find it now than after it fails at speed!

Yes sir. That is why the require an inspection. Fortunately March 11 is not far off.

Hack · Jan 15, 2018

I'm surprised you didn't notice any vibration or more tramlining or anything.

Houston Kid · Jan 15, 2018

Hack said:
I'm surprised you didn't notice any vibration or more tramlining or anything.

I would have thought I would have notice something as much as you can move the wheel. It moves about 1/4" or so total so 1/8" in any given direction. Very much noticeable when you grab the wheel with both hands and push/pull on it.

Maybe it's been bad since day one and I did not notice because it's always been bad??? The tire is showing no signs of unusual wear so I am guessing a relatively recent issue though.

HoosierDaddy · Jan 15, 2018

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78909

50 Deep · Jan 15, 2018

weird. There is a hex stud and two locating pins at the base of the steering wheel so you cant install it wrong. Doesn't leave much room for any kind of wiggle at that point. The issue is probably somewhere at the suspension level

doz · Jan 15, 2018

Houston Kid said:
Well, she failed a track inspection today due to excessive play in the driver's rear wheel. It appears the hub is bad. You can wiggle the wheel a lot by hand up on the lift. The car is now at my local Ford dealership for evaluation.

The shop that did the inspection said no way anyone would pass the car for a track day event in it's current condition. 5,8xx miles on the clock since March '17. :frusty:

Other than that, the car is good to go. This was going to be my first track day in the car. I'll have to wait for the March MSR Houston track day now.

I will report back what the dealership has to say.

My rear drivers side hub had to be replaced around 5k miles. It was a few days before a track event and my dealer didn't catch it but my independent shop did. Unfortunately, I had to miss my track event too but was glad it was caught before the event.

Houston Kid · Jan 15, 2018

doz said:
My rear drivers side hub had to be replaced around 5k miles. It was a few days before a track event and my dealer didn't catch it but my independent shop did. Unfortunately, I had to miss my track event too but was glad it was caught before the event.

Sounds exactly like my situation. Just over 5k mikes and Indy shop found the issue. Did the dealership repair the hub bearing with no hassle? How did it take?

doz · Jan 15, 2018

Houston Kid said:
Sounds exactly like my situation. Just over 5k mikes and Indy shop found the issue. Did the dealership repair the hub bearing with no hassle? How did it take?

They were a bit hesitant and asked for proof at which point I took them outside and was able to move the wheel laterally. I was pretty pissed because they did an oil change to my car the week before and didn't catch it.

They replaced it under warranty without much else but it took them about a week to get a new hub bearing then a day to do the work.

I've had no issues since it's been replaced.

DAVECS1 · Jan 15, 2018

While not a GT350, I have road coursed my GTPP twice and two autocrosses and a couple dragstrip nights. It has 2300 miles on it. Before my last autocross I ended up changing all the hubs with MOOG problem solver hubs. I had a loose drivers rear hub and a loose passenger front hub. The Front hub actually has the seal falling out of the bearing! The moog hubs look identical but the bearing seals seem much sturdier. We will see.

DAVECS1 · Jan 15, 2018

https://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=91327

Hack · Jan 16, 2018

Pretty sad when aftermarket replacement hubs are higher quality than the Ford parts.

thehunterooo · Jan 16, 2018

Yeah if the hub is going bad it will allow the entire wheel to wiggle around and there should also be creaking and such. My D rear went bad too but the dealer was too stupid to figure it out so I had to do it myself....

Zitrosounds · Jan 16, 2018

Hack said:
Pretty sad when aftermarket replacement hubs are higher quality than the Ford parts.

I have bought brand new replacement parts before and had them fail within days. So......it happens regardless of brand.

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