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Old 05-27-2011, 12:45 PM
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Re: Rear end is howling

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Originally Posted by Scrapper View Post
i could be wrong call where you called and ask them if those are still pressed on. on these newer ones but every ford rear end on a ford i've worked with rear wheel drive had to be pressed on. it's not hard as you think if i'm right you have to take wheel and drum off and there 4 nuts inside the axle holse and you get them nuts off and it pulls rite out.
well according to manual, everything comes apart and goes back together by just dissembling and reassembling with hand tools. It says the axle shaft retaining nut is a one time use and cannot be reused. It also says to get a new, lower arm-to-wheel knuckle bolt nut, and the upper ball joint-to-wheel knuckle nut. Then it says to reinstall in reverse order. Nothing about having the bearings pressed on.

I was asking because Rod mentioned pulling the axles and having the new bearings pressed on before reassembling the knuckle. so i guess i need to know if reassembling with hand tools is ok.

I just want to be absolutely sure of what needs to be done, special tools and or processes, etc. before i start this. I hate surprises.

Thank you for the reply.
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