Super Duty hubs
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Super Duty hubs
i was wheelin last weekend and somehow got water in my front right hub. has anyone had to take theirs appart that could lend some advice on how to go about tearing into one of these bad boys. i think its just a seal that went bad and maybe a bearing but im not sure, its a pain in the butt to try and turn them in now though. has anyone been through this? any help would be great! thanks
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Pull the plastic hub cover off, look up in the hub you will see a large wire ring. Compress the ring and pull it out. Then pull the locking hub assembly off, it has a black o-ring and can be pretty tight sometimes. But I can always pull it off by hand. The locking hub assembly does not affect the bearings. Is that as far as you plan on going into the hub?
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well thats what im thinking.....we have an old bronco and the hobs are acting suspiciously similar to how the broncos did when water got into them. we had to completely rebuild the broncos hubs but i dont think i need to go that far. i turned them in and the o-ring partially came out of the hub....i hope it is an easy fix but im not sure. o and it is a 1999 F250, thanks guys
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my dad went to look for a manual, but he said they didnt have them out yet....i find that hard to believe but thats what the auto parts guy told him....
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I know there is a Haynes manual out cause I have one, ordered it from Autozone($15). But I'm not sure cause I never looked if it has a detailed hub assembly/dissassembly. The hubs we have can get very hard to turn by hand if you don't turn them often. Usually people with the Shift on the fly 4x4 don't turn them enough manually and they will get really stiff. If you do as Oneof6 say's you may be able to lube them up and they might turn easier for ya. My right one is slightly stiff but I am trying to turn them in about once a month. My buddy who doesn't ever lock them in manually has to turn his with a plyers, he hasn't popped them off yet to lube them though. Possible but not too likely that you have water in them. good luck
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