Wheel hub studs question
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OK, assume you have a 4x4. Guzzle's site has great instructions. It's not too difficult with the right tools. A cheater bar is your best friend - homemade even better. Take your time, have a brew when you get frustrated and take lots of pics. You'll be fine.
Agree.
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From your description, I'd plan on replacing the whole assembly and check the stub shaft for damage. There are some detailed write-up's here similar to Guzzles with lots of photos. Check ball joints and tie rod ends while you're in the neighborhood.
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The wheel studs were coarse '99 through '02 and then they went to fine.
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Ok well I bought new tires and toldthem to do a front end alignment. They wouldn't do the alignment as they said I needed a new left front hub assembly. I jacked the truck up annd grabbed the top annd bottom of the wheel and it rocks back and forth and has quite abit of slop. It is also dificult to spin the wheel. And it makes a grinding noise.
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Ok well I bought new tires and toldthem to do a front end alignment. They wouldn't do the alignment as they said I needed a new left front hub assembly. I jacked the truck up annd grabbed the top annd bottom of the wheel and it rocks back and forth and has quite abit of slop. It is also dificult to spin the wheel. And it makes a grinding noise.
It sounds like they gave you good information. I highly recommend you don't drive but replace the bearing. The bearing can fail and separate from the truck.
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Sorry it is referring to the wheel studs. Course unto 02 and fine thread in 03 and newer.
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The reason I say this is if you need new hub assembly, ball joints and stub shaft you are better going onto Dana track web page and looking at thier free spin kit. It will have all the complete kit and be almost cheaper if you need to replace all those parts, plus the bigger point of BETTER quality.
I just replaced my ball joints and was $600 in parts and did the work myself and that was without the hub/bearing units and stub shafts. Hub units in Timken brand run $250-300 each plus the stub shafts that ford hoses you on about $300-400 each.
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When I did cheap china one 1 1/2 yrs before I just bought new at local ford dealer. I think they were in the $12 range. No t really worth ordering from the states. Maybe if you know someone down there you could have em sent to them and then they mail to you?
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Are you in Canada ? I'm gonna try a different dealer in Monday so frustrating.
Did you get some new hubs with out them? When I replaced mine the new timken hubs had them in the box.
When I did cheap china one 1 1/2 yrs before I just bought new at local ford dealer. I think they were in the $12 range. No t really worth ordering from the states. Maybe if you know someone down there you could have em sent to them and then they mail to you?
When I did cheap china one 1 1/2 yrs before I just bought new at local ford dealer. I think they were in the $12 range. No t really worth ordering from the states. Maybe if you know someone down there you could have em sent to them and then they mail to you?
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Can you reuse the old ones? Will take some heat.
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I feel your frustration man.