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Mar 17, 2009 | 04:20 PM

Bronco bob 369

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1995 front hubs

I need to disassemble the front hub on my 1995 Bronco to check and grease bearing . My repair manual shows the wrong hub assembly . after removing the cap I don't seem to have a lock ring to hold the hub assembly in. I need to know how to get it out. It's a full size with a manual hub.

Mar 18, 2009 | 03:50 PM

Cdy1

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i have a 95, auto hubs i assume. yes they do have the ring they are harder to see and get out with the auto hubs but theyre there. i replaced mine with manuals... hate the auto ones =P

Mar 18, 2009 | 03:55 PM

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which manual are you using? the haynes has good instructions.

Mar 18, 2009 | 04:22 PM

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Both auto and manual have the same outer lock ring.

Here is a picture of both:

auto hubs
manual hubs

Mar 18, 2009 | 08:38 PM

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Thank You all , I could not see the ring at first . Is there a easy way to get it out ? It sure seemed hard but I finally got it out.

Mar 18, 2009 | 09:07 PM

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I took an old test light with a sharp point and bent the tip ever so slightly.

Slides right under snapring.

Mar 18, 2009 | 09:18 PM

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OK I'll try that thanks.

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Mar 19, 2009 | 11:47 AM

Kemicalburns

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or got to harbor frieght and buy some snap ring pliers.

Mar 19, 2009 | 12:20 PM

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What kind of snap ring pliers would work on the outer ring?

Mar 22, 2009 | 09:41 PM

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What you need is an O-ring pick or just pick one up next time at the Dentist.

Mar 24, 2009 | 12:22 AM

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I have a '95 also and replaced my auto hubs with a manual set from Warn.

I also filed 45 degree angles on the snap rings to simplify removal (it does help). I ended up using a small screw driver to remove it the first couple of times that I had it apart.

What I did to make removal even easier was to drill a small hole in the hub so I can insert a small nail to force the ring out (it is really easy now).

Mar 24, 2009 | 08:02 AM

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helirich

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I can see how that would make it easy, but it could leak grease because thats inside the o-ring.

Jun 11, 2009 | 02:15 PM

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Silicon Sealed the Hole

To prevent grease from leaking, each time I remove the ring I reseal the hole with a small dab of silicon.

It works quite well.

I realize this is an old thread but I thought I would add this in case anyone else needs it in the future.