# 98 Explorer sport front driver tire locking **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ford\ **Created:** [January 29, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503 "2019-01-29T01:02:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ken\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@Ken\_Campbell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ken_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503/1 "2019-01-29T01:02:10Z")
Truck driver side wheel was grinding and locking up, I changed the cv axle and its still doing the same thing HELP ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503/2 "2019-01-29T01:03:13Z")
How about the wheel bearing? Tester ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503/3 "2019-01-29T01:50:23Z")
Seizing caliper? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503/4 "2019-01-29T04:33:48Z")
So at this point the front driver side wheel won’t spin freely , it’s totally locked up when you try to spin the wheel manually on the lift? What about when the CV axle was removed, did the wheel spin freely then? Or is that experiment not possible to do w/this configuration? On my Corolla and Rabbit I could still spin the wheel when the axle was removed as I recall anyway. My guess is the brakes on that wheel are locking up for some reason. try unscrewing the bleeder on that caliper, see if that makes any difference. If so, could be the rubber brake hose is collapsing. ---
**Author:** ![Ken\_Campbell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@Ken\_Campbell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Ken_Campbell)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503/5 "2019-01-29T17:48:28Z")
I’ll try that thanks ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503/6 "2019-01-29T18:48:32Z")
If it is 4wd… Its your Auto locking hubs… ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2019, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/98-explorer-sport-front-driver-tire-locking/133503/7 "2019-01-30T02:35:25Z")
> [@Honda\_Blackbird](#): > > Auto locking hubs Problematic locking hubs can definitely cause this sort of thing. My truck’s hubs aren’t auto-locking, manual locking, I have to turn a little knob on each front wheel. If that knob isn’t in the right position w/respect to the other wheel and the transfer case it will raise this sort of heck.