I decided to do some maintanence today on my 93 F-250 HD and since my auto hubs have been getting noisy I decided to work on those. Left side went great following Tex's suggestions. Right side was going good until I turned the cap over in the cleaning bucket and something dropped out. I fished around and found a little ball. It had come out of that flimsy little bearing that rests in the end of the hub and is held in by spring that fits behind the cap. It was a little bent and was missing two *****. I got the one back in and straightened it out but set out to find a new one. No luck! Ford would gladly sell me a whole new hub for a bit over $200 but nobody that was open today had anything close. Monday I intend to hit a bearing specailty shop but have a sick feeling this may be impossible to find. Any clues as to where to find one would be greatly apprecaited.
On the other hand I could go manuals which I checked into. NAPA told me I would need a conversion kit for $80. He got it out and all you get for your $80 is what looks exactly like what you already have in the form of a bearing adjust nut, lock washer and lock nut. Why on earth woul you need those?
Thanks for any help or suggestions,

Rich