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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    The front axle service is finally complete! Test drive was successfu! Steering response was so much nicer and the front drum temperature after a drive barely hit 100 degrees. New inner axle seals New inner hub seals New spindle nuts and star washers NOS inner axle seal retainers for bendix...
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    Some old brake lines
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    A few more pics
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    I replaced the front brake cylinder and soft line from axle to brake cylinder on the passenger side…. Turned into replacing the distribution block soft line and drivers side hard line. Inspect your soft and hard lines!! The soft line is like a wet noodle! For those of you that knew Frank8003...
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    Drivers side kingpin shim. … the grease was hardened to a rock like consistency. No way any fresh grease could get past that clog!
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    I’ll go ahead and install what I have. I saw the specs in the TM the other day and found it in another post on this site. Attached the picture for reference.
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    Looks like the upper kingpin bushing need to be replaced and a spacer was missing. I pulled a new one from my parts bin, but aI think its missing the inner bushing? The old one has grooves inside and the new one is smooth. The new one fits on the kingpin with almost no play. Can a kingpin...
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    Inner axle seal retainers finally removed. The correct retainer is missing the inner thrust washer. I ordered 2 correct retainers from White Owl.
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    Just a few more pics as I await the arrival of my new slide hammer to remove the axle seal retainers. I'm not sure how it was operating normally, but one of the axle seal retainers is for the u-joint style axle shafts.
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    Front Axle Service - Ball and Claw Axles

    I’m doing my first front axle service on Deuce 1 and found I have the older style ball and claw axles. Ive learned that they use a different retainer than the newer u-joint axles. I have 2 different retainers installed. One with a flat side facing out and one with a stepped side facing out...
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