Posted by Robert Kosusnik on Thursday, February 19, 2004 at 1:37AM :
In Reply to: FF front hub bushing repair posted by Dave Macbeth on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 at 5:01PM :
Ditto with what Paul said. You will need a front axle gasket set (has all the gaskets and seals for the front end), a set of four (4) bronze bushings (two per side), the tool for removing the bronze bushings, and depending on the condition, you may need new bearings for the upper and lower king pins. VPW has all the parts plus the manuals that you will need. The only thing that gave me a hard time when I tore mine apart is the knuckles have an upper and lower half and use dowl pins (one on each side) to line them together. I had a heck of a time trying to split the two halfs apart. On mine the dowl pins are frozen in. Also now might be a good time to look at the condition of the rubber brake lines that go to the front wheel cylinders since you will have to remove the backing plates to do the axle/knuckle repair work. Congrat's on your new truck and hope that this helps you out. Robert