Front Wheel Bearings

[firehawk]

Here is some more good info for anyone who is doing this for the first time or just forgot.

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116120&highlight=front+bearing

 

[gr8scott]

Here is some more good info for anyone who is doing this for the first time or just forgot.

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showthread.php?t=116120&highlight=front+bearing

firehawk,
before reinstalling I recommend replacing your spindle bearings with these:


http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/Extreme_Spindle_Bushings_Dana30-44/bronco_axle_shafts_front

Dirt/water/mud can get past the stock spindle bearings, travel through the spindle all the way to the end, getting your locking hub assemblies filthy dirty.

 

[shamu]

I don't think so. I have had no problems using the factory spindle nuts/drilled washers in over 40 4x4 Fords that I have owned. The only problem is when somebody does not take the time to clock the drilled washer to the correct position. (the pin gets crunched)
It happens. So take your time on your reinstall. Get a good light to make sure that the pin goes through the drilled washer.


My $1.25 Next

 

[jperry1290]

anyone ever hear of both spindle nuts coming off and losing a tire? I would imagine that more than one person has installed the lock washer incorrectly or without the lock pin.

 

[DirtDonk]

Definitely. In the old days (and probably still) there were even shops that couldn't be bothered to buy a special spindle nut socket, so would "torque" the nuts down with a screwdriver and hammer. Can't get much pressure on them that way.
Didn't matter though, as they were not aware that they had to be adjusted differently than a 2wd truck or car anyway.

Good example is my buddy who had Pep Boys do his F250 before a trip to L.A.
Got about half-way down I-5 when he could tell something was going wrong. Checked it out, had to temporarily re-adjust things by hand, so that he could get to the nearest gas station with a few tools. Can't remember if he got towed any distance or not, but no matter. Pep Boys simply hadn't bothered to tell a customer that they didn't have the proper tools to do a 4wd service, and let him go on a 300 mile trip!
Oh, and that was only about five years ago.

So yeah, I'm sure lots of people have lost their wheels over the years.

Paul

 

[Skiddy]

So yeah, I'm sure lots of people have lost their wheels over the years.

Paul

didn't loose it but almost, thank you PO%)

 

[Boss351]

with out lining up the pins absolutely formular for disaster. more so on drivers side but can easily happen on both sides. All your quick lube supers stores all have beginners in them. they screw up more than they service. to busy talking on the phone or texting.

 

[Justafordguy]

The fact that you have two spindle nuts with pins on one side make me wonder what's on the other side? You better check both.;D

 

[gr8scott]

I don't think so. I have had no problems using the factory spindle nuts/drilled washers in over 40 4x4 Fords that I have owned. The only problem is when somebody does not take the time to clock the drilled washer to the correct position. (the pin gets crunched)
It happens. So take your time on your reinstall. Get a good light to make sure that the pin goes through the drilled washer.


My $1.25 Next

I wasn't talking about the spindle nuts, I was taking about the spindle bearings. The one in the backside of the spindle.

Debris can get past these bearings, even with the seals installed.

If replaced with these bushings, nothing gets past:
http://www.wildhorses4x4.com/product/Extreme_Spindle_Bushings_Dana30-44/bronco_Dana44

Just my $0.02

 

[firehawk]

One more question.

The spring retainer plate, how does it go in? Cup in or out?

 

[firehawk]

The fact that you have two spindle nuts with pins on one side make me wonder what's on the other side? You better check both.;D

I am doing the other side now just to make sure it is greased and tight and it is correct believe it or not

 

[firehawk]

One more question.

The spring retainer plate for the lockouts, how does it go in? Cup in or out?

It would seem the cup goes around the bearing, it was in the other way though.

 

[KS.76Sport]

Dana manual says recessed/undercut area going in first, or Cup in first.

http://www2.dana.com/pdf/5306-1.pdf

 

[DirtDonk]

Oooooh. Love those old books.

Paul

 

[firehawk]

Dana manual says recessed/undercut area going in first, or Cup in first.

http://www2.dana.com/pdf/5306-1.pdf

Thanks a bunch, thats what I thought, just hard doing things the first time not being 100% sure.

 

[bmc69]

grind the bad one flat.take hammer and punch tap the pin out some more from the other side

What he said! There is plenty more pin inside there.

 

[Rustytruck]

When you run out of pin use the shank of a good drill bit and press it in. Drill bit shanks are heat treated and are tough not like the cutting end which are hard and brittle.

 

[KS.76Sport]

Thanks a bunch, thats what I thought, just hard doing things the first time not being 100% sure.

No problem at all and I totally understand. I was where you were 2 weeks ago, but the guys on here got me to where I need to be. Thats the thing about this forum, lots of good people on here willing to help out the new guys.

 

[DirtDonk]

Sounds like you won't need to do any pin action on the buggered one, if you already have a pinned inner nut on the other side. But just in case, double-check the other side to make sure the pin is indeed there to lock things in place.

The PO may have just needed a nut and used the first one he found.
Typical...

Paul

 

[firehawk]

Sounds like you won't need to do any pin action on the buggered one, if you already have a pinned inner nut on the other side. But just in case, double-check the other side to make sure the pin is indeed there to lock things in place.

The PO may have just needed a nut and used the first one he found.
Typical...

Paul

All good, just the outer nut has what is left of the pin, not much. ;D