front axle wobble
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front axle wobble
I have a 99 f250 superduty 4x4 and I'm having an issue with the front passenger axle wobbling around while driving. I had gone over the front end about a year and a half ago, it got new ball joints, wheel joints, wheel bearings, all the dust seals at the ends of the axles.
Passenger wheel joint and dust seals lasted a year (It's a plow truck) and that's when the axle started jumping all over when driving. Replaced the wheel joint and the seals, wheel bearing looked fine. At the time I thought the big dust seal that gets pressed on the outer axle half and goes in the knuckle was needed to support the axle and keep it from wobbling. Well that seal is toast again, and I've seemed to smoke a lock out too, the lock out was a milemarker I think and it ground down something in where the small inner collar is.
Anyone know why the axle keeps wobbling around? I read a few threads with this issue and everyone said the needle bearing, but it looked good on mine, for how cheap they are I'll throw one in just to see. Any other suggestions?
Passenger wheel joint and dust seals lasted a year (It's a plow truck) and that's when the axle started jumping all over when driving. Replaced the wheel joint and the seals, wheel bearing looked fine. At the time I thought the big dust seal that gets pressed on the outer axle half and goes in the knuckle was needed to support the axle and keep it from wobbling. Well that seal is toast again, and I've seemed to smoke a lock out too, the lock out was a milemarker I think and it ground down something in where the small inner collar is.
Anyone know why the axle keeps wobbling around? I read a few threads with this issue and everyone said the needle bearing, but it looked good on mine, for how cheap they are I'll throw one in just to see. Any other suggestions?
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I have a '99 f350 with 245k miles on it. I was going to say needle bearings also. I'm getting ready to replace all parts and seals in the front [again]. These front ends are a PITA! Those seals and the hubs! I'd like to find a front axel like I had in my '79 f250, simple, cheap to fix [no all in one hubs]. Sure, you had to get out and lock the hubs but, you knew they were locked. Don't get me wrong I really like my truck and will own it for a long time to come but, that front end..............
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I replaced the hubs with aftermarkets a long time ago, the stock ones would always disengage while plowing even when you locked them manually.
I pulled it apart this morning (yea I'm getting good at pulling this front end apart, takes about 20 minutes), looks like the needle bearing did take a dump and wiped out the race on the axle. I found a kit that has the axle stub, bearing, and seals for 160 so I'm going todo that and hope that's my problem.
I pulled it apart this morning (yea I'm getting good at pulling this front end apart, takes about 20 minutes), looks like the needle bearing did take a dump and wiped out the race on the axle. I found a kit that has the axle stub, bearing, and seals for 160 so I'm going todo that and hope that's my problem.
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