i have a friend that i'm going to replace a hub on his truck i've done mine. question come in should he replace just the bad one or do both even tho drivers side is fine? i replaced both of mine and now have a backup in case i get to crazy out in the woods.

 

Not a bad idea! The other bearing has spun just as many times as the failed one! Kind of like headlights, one goes out, do both! Make sure you torque the cv nut to specification.

 

yup i did mine and i must have for got how quite the truck really was at one time

 

he was just short on cash and didn't want to spend the money and get me another case of beer for the other side i work cheep lol

 

Guys, I had a 4wd 2000 f150 hub that was fused to the knuckle. Even the sledge hammer would not break it. So I drilled a 5/8" hole in the stud plate, between the studs, right on edge of plate. I then got a 5/8" 20 tpi bolt from a puller and put the nut in back of the plate and created a reverse press against the knuckle. Did the top first and got a 3/16 gap, stuck a screw driver in the gap, then loosened the press and turned the hub plate to the bottom of the knuckle and repeated the process and then with a little tap from a hand sledge, it popped right off.
If you have decent drills (I just had HS, not titanium or colbalt), you may be able to drill the one hole in 5 minutes and have hub off in 10 minutes (you only need one hole). It took me 40 minutes due to my poor quality drills.