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Apr 24, 2003 | 09:52 AM

eric in tn

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front hub on 4x4

Help please! The wife wants the truck out of the front yard...

I have a 1972 F100 4X4, and am currently rebuilding the front brakes and wheels. The passenger side hub is broken (has a chip missing on the end - looks like someone smacked it with a hammer at some point in time), and I was able to locate another hub/drum assembly, but when I got it home, the bearing / raceway for the existing hub assembly doesn't fit - too small. Otherwise though, everything else looks the same.

I went down to the local NAPA guy b4 work, and we looked it up in the books and all the F100's used the same bearings and seals until somewhere in the 80's, so we figured it must have come off of a F150. If I got the correct sized bearings, does anyone know if it'll fit ok, or am I just asking for problems?

Apr 24, 2003 | 11:04 PM

rebocardo

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front hub on 4x4

I would tend to think if it was larger, it probably was for the larger capacity F-250 Dana 44.

Apr 26, 2003 | 10:02 AM

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If you can't find one, let me know, one off of an early Bronco w/ a D44 should work, have several of those. I'm in NW AL.

Apr 28, 2003 | 09:28 AM

eric in tn

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Thanks all. Found one that fits this weekend, and got the front end back together - enough I was able to drive it around back and park it.

Did notice though that the brake hose that runs from the axle to the wheel is looking kinda shabby. Local NAPA guy told my wife (she's didn't want my greasy dirty hide in her Volvo - LOL) that he couldn't get one for that year anymore, and wasn't too helpful on a workaround. Any suggestions anyone?