ranger wheel bearings
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ranger wheel bearings
my sister has a 99 ranger 4x4, 4.0, with a stick and her front wheel bearing is going out can i just change the bearing or do i have to change the whole hub?
how hard of a job is this? Any special tools needed?
how hard of a job is this? Any special tools needed?
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If you aren't mechanical, don't try it!
I have changed maybe a dozen or so over the years. It is not the easiest thing I have done on a truck. I usually clean and re-lubricate the brake slides/pins and replace the pads while I'm at it. I can take a 3 hour project and turn it into a 2 day circus! 
It takes a few special tools, if you have them. If not, it can all be done with make do techniques, but I went out and bought the stuff.
Try
http://www.autozone.com/home.htm
input your truck and click on View Repair Guide to the right.
I don't know if this will work but this is the link for my ranger (89)
http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us...rInfoPages.htm
I think you can get it done much cheaper than at a dealer.
Just my 2 cents worth.
A.J.
It takes a few special tools, if you have them. If not, it can all be done with make do techniques, but I went out and bought the stuff.
Try
http://www.autozone.com/home.htm
input your truck and click on View Repair Guide to the right.
I don't know if this will work but this is the link for my ranger (89)
http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us...rInfoPages.htm
I think you can get it done much cheaper than at a dealer.
Just my 2 cents worth.
A.J.
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Its a hub assemlby on a 99. It would be benificial to have an air hammer, or a slide hammer to pull the bearing off. And inspection of brake parts at this point would be good because you have to remove them to get at the hub.
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New here and I am trying to remove the front rotors. How or what do you use to remove the wheel bearing adjusting nut?
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It depends on what type of vehicle. If its a 1997 or older 4x4 then you need a special hub socket. If its a 1998 or newer 4x4 you need a big socket (like 36mm). Being that you are asking how to get the rotors off and about wheel bearings, i'm going to assume that you are talking about the 1997 and older versions. If it is the auto locking hubs, you need to take a magnet and remove the wheel bearing key that is in the groove. Then I believe you can just take the nut off by hand, because I went and bought the 36 dollar socket, took all the stuff off, put the socket on, and i just spun it by hand. Since i sort of used it, they wouldnt let me return it. But anyway. If it is manual lockers then you need the hub socket with the 4 teeth. You remove the outer nut, the lock plate, then you remove the inner nut.
Hope this helps, and not confuses you!
Hope this helps, and not confuses you!
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Awesome, that is what I have "sort of" gleaned from hours of browsing. A 2-3/8 rounded hex wheel bearing socket is the tool. It is a '95 4x4 w/ auto hubs so your information is exactly what I needed. I will probably buy the socket while I am picking up the new rotors just in case.
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It is not a bad idea to get a bearing packer (grease insertion tool) and a tube of grease that is OK for disk brakes. If the grease doesn't say you can use it with disk breaks then you most probably shouldn't use it.
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