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I have a 1953 F100 with a front disc brake conversion, but I have no idea where the hubs came from. Could someone please tell me how to repack the wheel bearings on this hub. Thanks.
After much trial and error, I determined that the "cap" is bolted to the hub with two small allen-head screws. I was reluctant to apply too much torque to the allen wrench for fear of stripping the heads of the screws. I applied heat - no better. I allowed it to cool - no better. Only when I decided that if all else failed, I would drill the allen head screws out with left-handed drill bits, did I apply enough torque to actually remove the allen-head screws. Then the "cap" could be pulled straight straight off. After removing the "cap" the rest of the procedure was the same as any other repack. Your answer about unscrewing the "cap" with a spanner was completely wrong. The "cap" does not unscrew from the hub!
Wow, you are literally looking at the hub and can't figure out how the cap comes off. Then you post a bad picture of the hub and ask for advice not mentioning the Allen head bolts. You get a recommendation that it may be screwed on. Then you mess with it and get it off which you could have done in the first place. Then you turn back to fte and bust the chops of the only guy who offered a reply? I will patiently be waiting for you to ask another question. Maybe your chops will get busted!
Your answer about unscrewing the "cap" with a spanner was completely wrong. The "cap" does not unscrew from the hub!
Had you provided a clearer close-up picture I'm sure it would have been very evident to the most casual observer. Actually, I did consider socket head capscrews but I thought I'd give the screw-on cap a shot
Wow, you are literally looking at the hub and can't figure out how the cap comes off. Then you post a bad picture of the hub and ask for advice not mentioning the Allen head bolts. You get a recommendation that it may be screwed on. Then you mess with it and get it off which you could have done in the first place. Then you turn back to fte and bust the chops of the only guy who offered a reply? I will patiently be waiting for you to ask another question. Maybe your chops will get busted!
After much trial and error, I determined that the "cap" is bolted to the hub with two small allen-head screws. I was reluctant to apply too much torque to the allen wrench for fear of stripping the heads of the screws. I applied heat - no better. I allowed it to cool - no better. Only when I decided that if all else failed, I would drill the allen head screws out with left-handed drill bits, did I apply enough torque to actually remove the allen-head screws. Then the "cap" could be pulled straight straight off. After removing the "cap" the rest of the procedure was the same as any other repack. Your answer about unscrewing the "cap" with a spanner was completely wrong. The "cap" does not unscrew from the hub!
I quoted this so even if the OP edits the post we have the original version
I'm sorry to have to tell you this, but bad advice is worse than no advice. I won't be asking here again.
How on gods green earth can you say his advise was bad? You obviously don’t have a clue about mechanical things if you had to ask that question when you obviously could see there were screws in the holes, Which I could not tell from the pic you provided
best of luck as you’re going to need it
Telling me to unscrew a cap that bolts on seems to me to be bad advice. The responder had no idea why there were two diametrically opposed holes in the cap, but he jumped to the conclusion that the cap was screwed on and a spanner was required to remove it. He based his advice on an erroneous conclusion without actually knowing anything about the hub in question. THAT was bad advice.
Telling me to unscrew a cap that bolts on seems to me to be bad advice. The responder had no idea why there were two diametrically opposed holes in the cap, but he jumped to the conclusion that the cap was screwed on and a spanner was required to remove it. He based his advice on an erroneous conclusion without actually knowing anything about the hub in question. THAT was bad advice.
I don’t know anything about the hub you pictured either but common sense should have told you “ huh these 2 small Allen head screws probably hold this cap on”. But then again common sense can’t be taught........
Telling me to unscrew a cap that bolts on seems to me to be bad advice. The responder had no idea why there were two diametrically opposed holes in the cap, but he jumped to the conclusion that the cap was screwed on and a spanner was required to remove it. He based his advice on an erroneous conclusion without actually knowing anything about the hub in question. THAT was bad advice.
Bad advice would have been telling you to cut the end of the cap off with a sawzall or blue wrench. It's obvious your a master mechanic from your description of the removal process for the small allen head bolts. Heat, cool, left hand drill bit, just enough pressure etc. What you may not know about is a thing called a screw on wheel bearing cap. Moving forward may i suggest yellowbullet, the H.A.M.B. or possibly pirate4x4 for any further questions you may have. They are much more tolerant about questions and replies similar to what you have posted.
Those of us that try to answer questions for new guys sometimes have to go on faith that the questioner has the right question, and has his head located where it belongs. Unfortuntely that’s not always the case. Stu
08-22-2019, 12:51 PM
