Can some one please tell me the torque specs for the spindle nut on 1994 f150. 4x4 front wheels. is it 50 lbs to seat and 20lbs to. lock it off.
Thanks Bill

 

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Thank you .
Bill

 

Currently trying to get the hubs out of my 94. I don’t see the big C clip that everyone is talking about. Are there other options?

 

In that pic, there's your thumb, then a layer of steel (the hub snout), then a gap, then the cast (Aluminum-looking) lock body with the cap screws in it. The big C is in the gap, in a groove in the INNER surface of the hub snout. It must be picked INWARD to get it out, exactly like this shows, even though the lock is different:


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My problem is that there isn’t a continuous ring. You can see segments in the picture. And I can’t get any of those to move.

 

You're talking about bosses that are parts of the lock body. I'm talking about a thin steel ring partially embedded in the steel hub snout. Look at the other pics in that photo album.

 

Look at steve83's photos of the auto locking hub breakdown - there is a big c clip on the very outer edge of the hub snout that sits up inside in a groove of the hub snout. There is only a small gap where you can get a pick in to pry the snap ring up and out. I had found a straight pick or a 45 degree angle pick works best. It is a PITA to get out and usually the rate limiting step on this job.

 

Next time you have it out, put a TINY inward bend at each end of the C so the tips are easier to find & dig out.

 

Thanks for all of the information! The project was a sucess.