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Old 02-04-13, 11:50
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Default Ford Front End disassembly finished

Finally finished all the disassembly I can do on the front end.
Disassembled 1.jpg
This is the bearing from inside the wheel hub. So where does the outer wheel seal go??? I didn't find any other seal apart from the large one around the axle tube, Which I thought was the inner seal.
Wheel bearing outer.jpg
Or is the inner seal this one from inside the axle tubes themselves?
Front & rear axle tube oil seal.jpg
The steering assembly on passenger side was easy to clean up without that bloody backing plate that's welded to the driver side.
Pivot passenger side 1.jpg
This isn't good. Several teeth are like this. The chunks must have been flying around inside there, doing all sorts of damage, but by the time I got the truck there was nothing bigger than fine filings inside. The crown wheel has hit on the side of the casing, leaving a huge scar and more missing metal. Would this have been as result of a catastrophic bearing failure???? Current bearings are not damaged, with exception of some very mild rust pitting where oil had drained away from during long periods of storage. All bearings & seals will be replaced in the diff and axle housings. The CV joints will be OK as is. No indications of damage there and they look fine as far as I can tell. I flushed the steering ends out with petrol and looked inside with a flashlight. It's gonna take a massive amount of grease to refill those knuckles again.
Crown Wheel Boo Boo.jpg
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