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if you have that much oil flowing, you might want to check your front axle to make sure you have lube in there before driving the truck
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i was whacking it with my big rubber hammer with no luck also was trying to pry it up, the other ones came up fast because you could whack them side wase, this one is a pane with the bolts keeping it anchored downHit it on the side with a big hammer to pop the little cone bushings out, I had the same problem the first time I did mine.
A rubber hammer isn't going to do it. You need something big and heavy. There are cone washers around each of the studs that are probably seized in there pretty well. I had to bash mine with a drilling hammer to break them loose.i was whacking it with my big rubber hammer with no luck also was trying to pry it up, the other ones came up fast because you could whack them side wase, this one is a pane with the bolts keeping it anchored down
I do not know where to get the plates but after i did mine one of the bolts that hold the plate on fell out. Anyone know what the bolt is. I can not find a replacement locally.This is a wonderful thread, thanks everyone that provided info, ideas, support, etc!
I’m going through the entire brake system, seal replacement, etc. on my truck. The rears are largely done and I’m working on the front now. Similar to many other findings by folks here, my truck was in terrible shape with leaking seals, frozen or leaking wheel cylinders, etc. The thing was a rolling deathtrap! If it hasn’t been done in 10 years or so, the truck should get a thorough checkout to stay road worthy. I even pulled the front u-joints apart because the “grease” was so diluted with brake fluid, water, and gear oil. I goofed one of the snap rings and went shopping for a replacement. The OD is 1 9/16, yet the new internal snap ring that size is shiner than the original. If I go up to 1 5/8 it seems to be the proper size if I compress it with snap ring pliers. I think I will go with the 1 5/8 size. Do any of you have a way of confirming this?
If any of you goof the tie rod castle nut it is 1 5/16 flat to flat with 7/8-14 internal threads. I got replacements at the local industrial supply and HW store (Tacoma Screw).
I also have some severe wear on the plates under the lower king pins. The bushings are fine but the plates have 30-45 thousanths of an inch grooves dug in them. Maybe that is why was so hard to turn the wheel? Ha! I found TM 9-2320-209-34-2-1 page 10-21 refers to them as "plates." Do any of you know where I can find a pair on the quick? I'd like to re-assemble Sunday...
It takes a Grade-8 bolt with a 7/8" x 15/32" head size; 9/16"-12tpi; L = 1-3/8"; 1" threaded area.Anyone know what the bolt is...
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