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Jan 29, 2001 | 12:25 PM

1977 ranger xlt

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GOTTA DO MY FIRST FRONT BEARING JOB ON MY 77 4X4 AND HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS: 1) HOW DO I KNOW WHAT BEARINGS TO USE FOR REPLACEMENT? 2) FOR ALL YOU GUYS THAT HAVE DONE THIS STUFF BEFORE IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD BE LOOKING OUT FOR WHEN I GET INSIDE?

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STILL LEARNING

Jan 29, 2001 | 12:43 PM

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Still Learning, if your shift key aint broke, or you aint mad at us, how about turning off the caps. You are shouting at us. :-(

Is your truck a 150, 250 or what, and do you know what axle you have?

John
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Jan 29, 2001 | 03:29 PM

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Many appologies on the caps issue. Anyway how do I determin the axle size? its a f250

Jan 29, 2001 | 03:45 PM

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I'm going to assume you want to change the wheel bearings and not the bearings in the diff. I think F150 and F250 both used the Dana 44. The only difference would be the guts of the hub and rotor. Maybe I can keep this general enough to cover what you've got. A 77 should have locking hubs so I'll try to explain that route. First off, remove the brake calipers and tie them out of the way. Remove the lockout, remove the snap ring and outer retaining ring and remove the guts of the lockout. You will need a special spanner socket to get to the nut thats inside the hub now. remove the nut, washer and second nut. Now the hub should almost fall into your lap. Knockoff the old races and replace with new ones, pack the bearings, replace the inner seal and put it all back together. Easy right? If your planning on doing a lot of work on your truck, you might want to buy a Chilton or Haynes book from the parts store, its surprising how helpful they can be.
Dave,
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Jan 31, 2001 | 02:13 PM

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I think your first question was how to determine what bearings you need to replace. Am I right? Well, the bearing numbers you need will be imprinted on the bearing cone and race. The bearing race will have to be removed from the hub to get the number. A solvent tank would be nice huh?

Feb 1, 2001 | 06:39 PM

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thanks guys I think I have more than enough info now wish me luck

Feb 1, 2001 | 07:13 PM

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I've always used a torque wrench to seat the bearings. But I suppose with enough experience you know how much to tighten and back off. A bearing packer is pretty handy too.