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Is it necessary to remove the wheel when replacing the zipper axle boot.
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replacing steering axle boot with zipper
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Have the hubs been serviced / bearings repacked buy you or anytime in the near past? If not then I like to do a hub service and replace the boot non zipper then.
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Not by me, nor do I believe it was done, lately, the truck was last serviced in 2010 by the military. the truck is a 1998 m932a2.
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What is the trick in getting to keep the wire band on and the rubber seal to work with each other I was defeated this after noon so I thought I would ask,if there is some thing that I am not doing and that there is some thing that I should be doing that I not.
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Have an assistant, clamp down the outer flange of the boot and have Soldier B position the boot to allow you to focus on the inner clamp. I'll chime in as others have, have you ever performed the Annual Maintenance on the bearings? It's work for sure but it pays for itself with less downtime. My friend Welder1 asks me this question from time to time concerning my truck. My reply is "the grease was in the palm of my hand before it went all the way to the bearing race from the inside".