Full or semi-floating?
Full or semi-floating?
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From: Gladwin,Mi
they are full.......any axle with the hub stickin out(the bolts on the outer hub like ours) is full floating.......the semi floats have a flange or c-clips hold it and no large hub like on half tons or like the '98 f250 LD.....so you can have an 8 lug semi floats.
full floaters have more support for the shaft itself so the stress on the housing is spread out while most of the stress on the semi-floats are on the outer of the tubes in which makes the housing weaker
full floaters have more support for the shaft itself so the stress on the housing is spread out while most of the stress on the semi-floats are on the outer of the tubes in which makes the housing weaker
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Full float the weight is on the hub not the axle.(no weight/support on axle)
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I had to pull a ranger out of the woods one time with a broke shaft. About every 15-20 ft we had to pick the rear end up and slide the shaft back in. Not a fun thing and it took for ever.
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From: The boonies by Dallas OR
Didn't Ford put something in between the two in the late 80's F250's?
Instead of a pair of tapered rollers like a full floater, they had a single straight roller bearing on the outside of the housing. The weight was carried on the axle tube instead of the axle shaft, but it still relied on the carrier bearing for end thrust and tilt.
Instead of a pair of tapered rollers like a full floater, they had a single straight roller bearing on the outside of the housing. The weight was carried on the axle tube instead of the axle shaft, but it still relied on the carrier bearing for end thrust and tilt.
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