rotor replacement?
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rotor replacement?
i have never replaced the rotors on a 4wheel drive before, are there any extra tools that i will need that i havent had to have on a two wheel drive? is it alot more difficult? i realize that i will need jack stands. but is the spindle nut different or anything? i replaced the rotors on my 2x4 with no problem. just dont want to tear into it and find out i dont have what i need. i dont have a spindle nut tool, but i didnt use one on the 2x4.
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You Will Need The Special 1/2 Drive Socket To Get Hubs Off..the Auto Parts Guy Will Know Which One It Is..its A Big Socket With 4 Prongs On It To Undo The Bearing Retainer Nuts...you Also Might Want To Get A C Clip Tool To Make It Easier...you Will Also Need A New Seal...may As Well Pack Bearings...do You Have A Manual???
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Search this forum or consult the manual for setting bearing preload, it's different from any 2 wheel drive, bearing nut for preload then lockwasher set to hold the spindle groove and capture a pin in the bearing nut, then the locknut which requires a fair amount of tourqe applied. The manual explains it pretty good as well as where the C clip and hub retainer wire hide.
Last edited by slipjoint; Sep 20, 2004 at 11:15 AM.
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i ended up using a mallet and a flat head screw driver, i know you gotta put fifty ft.lbs. of torque on this thing to properly reinstall it, but i didnt have the 163.00 dollars that oreilly's wanted to rent the damn tool.
