Front hub problems
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5th Wheeling
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Front hub problems
Returning home stopped at the mailbox and smoke was coming out from the drivers side wheel. Took the caliper off with some difficulty and the pads were OK but the frame that holds the caliper in place was scraping against the rotor. Frame was tight. Will pull the rotor off next to see if i can determine the cause. Thanks. Truck is a 07 F250 6.0L 4X4. 145000 miles
Further investigation showed the seals around the caliper pistons were degraded so that may have been part of the problem. One question is, should i rebuild or buy new?
As i have it torn down this far i would like to grease the needle bearings. The instructions with the new O-rings only show removing the outer hub. I have a copy of guzzle's 2002 PSD Needle Bearing Lube 60K mile Service and it goes through the removal of the hub from the knuckle and some additional work. Was there a design change from 02 to 07 that doesn't require the removal of the hub from the knuckle. I want to do this right and not have to do any additional work. I looked in the tech folder and didn't see any upgrades. I don't want to bring it anywhere to be done as i don't trust anyone to do it correctly. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Further investigation showed the seals around the caliper pistons were degraded so that may have been part of the problem. One question is, should i rebuild or buy new?
As i have it torn down this far i would like to grease the needle bearings. The instructions with the new O-rings only show removing the outer hub. I have a copy of guzzle's 2002 PSD Needle Bearing Lube 60K mile Service and it goes through the removal of the hub from the knuckle and some additional work. Was there a design change from 02 to 07 that doesn't require the removal of the hub from the knuckle. I want to do this right and not have to do any additional work. I looked in the tech folder and didn't see any upgrades. I don't want to bring it anywhere to be done as i don't trust anyone to do it correctly. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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More Turbo
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From: Grand Rapids,MI
it's a straight forward job , 4 bolts hold the hub on and i believe your truck will have 6-8 bolts that hold the locking portion of the hubs on and behind that their is a C clip that snap's around the front axle spline remove that . Of Course you have to remove the caliper bracket and rotor . Rock Auto has good prices on hub units ,I myself use the Timken units think for my 2004 it was $167 each.
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it's a straight forward job , 4 bolts hold the hub on and i believe your truck will have 6-8 bolts that hold the locking portion of the hubs on and behind that their is a C clip that snap's around the front axle spline remove that . Of Course you have to remove the caliper bracket and rotor . Rock Auto has good prices on hub units ,I myself use the Timken units think for my 2004 it was $167 each.
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Returning home stopped at the mailbox and smoke was coming out from the drivers side wheel. Took the caliper off with some difficulty and the pads were OK but the frame that holds the caliper in place was scraping against the rotor. Frame was tight. Will pull the rotor off next to see if i can determine the cause. Thanks. Truck is a 07 F250 6.0L 4X4. 145000 miles
Further investigation showed the seals around the caliper pistons were degraded so that may have been part of the problem. One question is, should i rebuild or buy new?
As i have it torn down this far i would like to grease the needle bearings. The instructions with the new O-rings only show removing the outer hub. I have a copy of guzzle's 2002 PSD Needle Bearing Lube 60K mile Service and it goes through the removal of the hub from the knuckle and some additional work. Was there a design change from 02 to 07 that doesn't require the removal of the hub from the knuckle. I want to do this right and not have to do any additional work. I looked in the tech folder and didn't see any upgrades. I don't want to bring it anywhere to be done as i don't trust anyone to do it correctly. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Further investigation showed the seals around the caliper pistons were degraded so that may have been part of the problem. One question is, should i rebuild or buy new?
As i have it torn down this far i would like to grease the needle bearings. The instructions with the new O-rings only show removing the outer hub. I have a copy of guzzle's 2002 PSD Needle Bearing Lube 60K mile Service and it goes through the removal of the hub from the knuckle and some additional work. Was there a design change from 02 to 07 that doesn't require the removal of the hub from the knuckle. I want to do this right and not have to do any additional work. I looked in the tech folder and didn't see any upgrades. I don't want to bring it anywhere to be done as i don't trust anyone to do it correctly. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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