Front driver side tire hard to spin, bearing hub?

2014 FORD F-150
115,000 MILES • 5.0L • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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CHRISBUCKLEY110
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The front driver side wheel is to spin when the vehicle is off ground. Replaced caliper, rotor and brake pads and it still hard to spin by hand when off ground. Took caliper and pads off and still hard to spin. Thinking it could be a hub/wheel bearing assembly, the half shaft or something in the front differential.
May 13, 2023 at 4:00 PM
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Yep, the bearing hub sounds like it is bad which is common, here is how the hub is replaced in this video below and I have giving instructions on how the job is done as well in the images below. The year is not the same, but the procedure is.

https://youtu.be/qOAyXfPo7Z0

Once the bearing hub of off you can see if it is the problem. Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on. Please let us know what happens.
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May 15, 2023 at 10:47 AM
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I replaced the hub and it corrected the issue. thank you
May 16, 2023 at 3:01 PM
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May 17, 2023 at 8:59 AM