Hey everyone. I have an 86 F150, and I just swapped a dana 44 from a 79 bronco onto it. I was going to replace the brakes today and I cant get the stupid hubs off. It's got warn manual hubs on it. So far I took off the outer hub, removed the screw that holds on the flat ring, removed the flat ring, removed the spring, and removed the spring clip. The problem that Im having is getting the snap ring off of the axle shaft. I push the axle shaft towards the outside of the vehicle from the knuckle, but the shaft will only stick out about a 1/4" past the inner hub assembly, and wont allow me to even see the snap ring. I'v even tried prying the axle shaft outwards from the knuckle with a pry bar, but it wont go any farther. Has anyone else had this problem? Im really starting to get ****ed off at this hub. If anyone has any suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks,
Andy

 

Would buying a snap ring pliers help? Do you have any pictures you could post? My snap ring is directly underneath my hub. What is in the way causing you not to see it? Is it missing?

 

Alright, I found the problem. The stupid snap ring was missing. I finally decided to just grab onto the inner hub, and after about 5 minutes of wiggling and pulling, it just ripped right out. Problem solved