truck always goes right
12-03-2009, 10:56 PM
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A bearing race is the part that goes between your bearing and your hub. I believe the hub is some kind of cast metel where the spindle is a hardened steel. The race is what lets the bearing roll on hardened steel in the hub. When you replace your bearings you can take a punch and knock out the old races. Then using a BRASS punch you just evenly tap the new ones in evenly or have them pressed in. (brass won't scratch or chip the race as easy)
When you buy your bearings it will come with new races, like a kit
When you buy your bearings it will come with new races, like a kit
12-03-2009, 11:06 PM
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well sure I was just thinking for the time being it might nail down the pulling problem. I was just thinking you said you live ina townhouse, and it might help ya save your tires if you need too keep driving it until you can get too a place to do the rest. Just a thought too help ya out.
12-04-2009, 10:47 AM
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hmm well heres and idea too try. jack up the front right tire and spin it.. then do the same to the left.Maybe it will let you know if the right wheel drags more then the left causing it to pull. at least if anything i dosen't cost anything to experiment.. if it does drag more then i would bet your bearings might need changing on the right side.Just a thought
Sure enough its a little bit more resistant than the left..
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12-04-2009, 06:01 PM
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nifty150,
I'm getting ready to do an entire front end overhaul, basically same as you.
Here's what I've bought:
Upper Ball Joints
Lower Ball Joints
Outer Tie Rod Ends
Inner Tie Rod Ends (One is the Draglink, it does double duty on a 2WD, not sure about 4WD)
Left and Right Adjusters
Energy Suspension Polyurethane complete bushing kit (includes Radius Arm Bushings)
I've already replaced the inner and outer bearings and races (races are metal "cups" that the bearing, kinda, sits in. Normally the races come with the bearings) As well as both front rotors and pads. Once I get all this done, I shouldn't have to muck with the front end again for another 10-15 years...
All this said, I won't have time to do it until around the 1st of the year, when I do, I'll take photo's and maybe video along the way and post it either, here on F150Forum (in the "How-To" section) or on my own website.
Good luck!
BTW, I work for a Ford Lincoln Mercury Dealership so I only buy Ford/Motorcraft parts for replacement and while more expensive, certainly worth the cost.
Remember, if you've got 100's of 1,000's of miles on your truck, it's not because Ford bought the parts from Advance Auto Parts or AutoZone, it's because the built them themselves for their own product, nothing can compare....
My 2 cents...
I'm getting ready to do an entire front end overhaul, basically same as you.
Here's what I've bought:
Upper Ball Joints
Lower Ball Joints
Outer Tie Rod Ends
Inner Tie Rod Ends (One is the Draglink, it does double duty on a 2WD, not sure about 4WD)
Left and Right Adjusters
Energy Suspension Polyurethane complete bushing kit (includes Radius Arm Bushings)
I've already replaced the inner and outer bearings and races (races are metal "cups" that the bearing, kinda, sits in. Normally the races come with the bearings) As well as both front rotors and pads. Once I get all this done, I shouldn't have to muck with the front end again for another 10-15 years...
All this said, I won't have time to do it until around the 1st of the year, when I do, I'll take photo's and maybe video along the way and post it either, here on F150Forum (in the "How-To" section) or on my own website.
Good luck!
BTW, I work for a Ford Lincoln Mercury Dealership so I only buy Ford/Motorcraft parts for replacement and while more expensive, certainly worth the cost.
Remember, if you've got 100's of 1,000's of miles on your truck, it's not because Ford bought the parts from Advance Auto Parts or AutoZone, it's because the built them themselves for their own product, nothing can compare....
My 2 cents...
12-04-2009, 06:15 PM
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Would you say the rest of the kit is o.k.?
I'm going to replace every bit of rubber up front and the rear leaf springs as well as the cab mounts... was going to do all polyurethane, until now.
Should I just do all the stock replacements?
12-04-2009, 06:27 PM
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I should have mentioned that yes I was just referring to the radius arm bushings. The body bushings have metal washers and a metal race inside the original on the truck so those should be fine since you could reuse the parts unless they were rusted out. Ive been meaning to buy a whole bushing kit also but I havent got around to it yet. Ive got to many projects going on at one time. I know they are cheap but from my bad experience with the rad arm bushing Im not buying poly's. Im going to look into the moog's. Ive heard they arent rubber but Im not 100%. Oyeah, if I was in your shoes I probably would just use stock repacements.
12-07-2009, 12:32 AM
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nifty150,
I'm getting ready to do an entire front end overhaul, basically same as you.
Here's what I've bought:
Upper Ball Joints
Lower Ball Joints
Outer Tie Rod Ends
Inner Tie Rod Ends (One is the Draglink, it does double duty on a 2WD, not sure about 4WD)
Left and Right Adjusters
Energy Suspension Polyurethane complete bushing kit (includes Radius Arm Bushings)
I've already replaced the inner and outer bearings and races (races are metal "cups" that the bearing, kinda, sits in. Normally the races come with the bearings) As well as both front rotors and pads. Once I get all this done, I shouldn't have to muck with the front end again for another 10-15 years...
All this said, I won't have time to do it until around the 1st of the year, when I do, I'll take photo's and maybe video along the way and post it either, here on F150Forum (in the "How-To" section) or on my own website.
Good luck!
BTW, I work for a Ford Lincoln Mercury Dealership so I only buy Ford/Motorcraft parts for replacement and while more expensive, certainly worth the cost.
Remember, if you've got 100's of 1,000's of miles on your truck, it's not because Ford bought the parts from Advance Auto Parts or AutoZone, it's because the built them themselves for their own product, nothing can compare....
My 2 cents...
I'm getting ready to do an entire front end overhaul, basically same as you.
Here's what I've bought:
Upper Ball Joints
Lower Ball Joints
Outer Tie Rod Ends
Inner Tie Rod Ends (One is the Draglink, it does double duty on a 2WD, not sure about 4WD)
Left and Right Adjusters
Energy Suspension Polyurethane complete bushing kit (includes Radius Arm Bushings)
I've already replaced the inner and outer bearings and races (races are metal "cups" that the bearing, kinda, sits in. Normally the races come with the bearings) As well as both front rotors and pads. Once I get all this done, I shouldn't have to muck with the front end again for another 10-15 years...
All this said, I won't have time to do it until around the 1st of the year, when I do, I'll take photo's and maybe video along the way and post it either, here on F150Forum (in the "How-To" section) or on my own website.
Good luck!
BTW, I work for a Ford Lincoln Mercury Dealership so I only buy Ford/Motorcraft parts for replacement and while more expensive, certainly worth the cost.
Remember, if you've got 100's of 1,000's of miles on your truck, it's not because Ford bought the parts from Advance Auto Parts or AutoZone, it's because the built them themselves for their own product, nothing can compare....
My 2 cents...
Any kind of visuals would be great man,the haynes book is great but the grainy black and white pictures leave something to be desired..