Front hub bearing nut
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Front hub bearing nut
whats up with this special brg nut/washer for the spindle brgs, it says "do not reuse". Looks like a ny-lock type nut. I wonder why you can't reuse it? Theres still the cotter pin there....I understand these are $24 buks a piece at Ford? I'm wanting to resurface rotors and noticed this. So i didnt go any further,,, i'm not paying $50 bucks for a pair....i would really like to have them surfaced while still on the truck,,,BTW its a 05 scab XLT., 2 wheel drive. Any comments appreciated! paul
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You can bet not reusing the nut has a lot to do with liability.
From what I understand, there really is no way to resurface the 2wd rotors. The bearings are pressed into the rotor, and everyone I've heard talk about it says no one can get the bearings out in the first place, and if they could, they have no way to mount that kind of rotor on their turning equipment in the second place.
The rotors are so thin to begin with that they're pretty much disposable items these days which sucks with the 2wd since they're so expensive due to the bearings.
From what I understand, there really is no way to resurface the 2wd rotors. The bearings are pressed into the rotor, and everyone I've heard talk about it says no one can get the bearings out in the first place, and if they could, they have no way to mount that kind of rotor on their turning equipment in the second place.
The rotors are so thin to begin with that they're pretty much disposable items these days which sucks with the 2wd since they're so expensive due to the bearings.
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Originally Posted by paul812
i would really like to have them surfaced while still on the truck
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Ford dealerships turn he rotors while on the truck. I just changed mine out instead of resufacing. I bought new nuts for the reason that my family rides in the truck. You may want to check with FTE Parts guy he might be able to get you a better price. BTW the torque on those nuts is 350 ft/lbs and the socket is a 36 mm deep (costs $18.00 at advance auto). Hope this helps.
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thanks for replys,,,, 350 FT LBS???????????? What??????? You didnt mean 35? This is why i really didnt want to tamper with all this, esp. if i had to remove brg races to put the hubs on machine. I live in small town and i dont think any one turns them while stilll on the vehicle....heck its going to be over 100$ for 2 nuts, a socket, 2 seals, and cost of turning x 2. Its not that bad , will prob. just leave it alone. ...... paul
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Originally Posted by soxfan81
Ford dealerships turn he rotors while on the truck. I just changed mine out instead of resufacing. I bought new nuts for the reason that my family rides in the truck. You may want to check with FTE Parts guy he might be able to get you a better price. BTW the torque on those nuts is 350 ft/lbs and the socket is a 36 mm deep (costs $18.00 at advance auto). Hope this helps.
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Originally Posted by paul812
thanks for replys,,,, 350 FT LBS???????????? What??????? You didnt mean 35? paul
