QUICK Need to replace stub axle shaft will this work>?

[Madmaxz]

needle bearing in hub assembly destroyed my stub shaft...

found this on ebay says its out of a 94 250. search car-part.com and found nothing local everything would have to ship from a junk yard. cheapest i saw was $80 all the way up to $250
Ford Front Dana 50 IFS Left Inner Axle & Stub Shaft


and does this look like a good deal? i was quoted $269 and the Stealership
eBay Motors: SUPER DUTY FORD DANA 60 50 FRONT OUTER AXLE KIT 98-04 (item 370158892691 end time Mar-14-09 15:23:32 PDT)

i could piece it together

stub axle for $100 ebay
Ujoint for $40 - spicer or local junk for $15-$30 will a cheapy from autozone be ok?
ford inner seal $40
needle bearing - $12

$167

[dieselcrawler]

It's hard to say what will and won't work if we don't know what it's goin' into... It's not clear from reading your post what year your truck is, so... hard to say if the parts you're asking about would fit.

What I do know is this... the OBS trucks, up to '97 I think, had the standard hollow spindle, berrings and hub, and stub shaft that went thru the spindle and was supported by niddle berrings inside the spindle before it got to the lock out hub. The newer Super Duty trucks, starting as the '99 model year, (no '98 trucks) had the unit berring design hubs... the stub shafts are diffrent from what I've been told, as is most of the rest of the hub assembly.

Others who know more will hopfully clear this up...

[Madmaxz]

opps forgot i dont have a signature on this forum. its an 02 f250 4x4

[dieselcrawler]

Originally Posted by Madmaxz

opps forgot i dont have a signature on this forum. its an 02 f250 4x4

I think there are some diffrences in the early '99 (what would be '98's) but anything from a '99-'04 should work if I under stand things correctly... but the '94 parts you listed in the first post probly will not.

Good luck finding what you need... wish I could be more sure of my info, and of more help....

[ford99PSD]

whats with all these 99-03 trucks having there bearings go out. mine are toast, my buddies just let go, and there are a number of people on here with bearing problems. man when it rains it pours. it also seems that when it gets cold hpop questions and GPR questions pop up. am i the only one that sees that

[Madmaxz]

people including myself need to start servicing these more. wish i knew you could! At least once every year or every other year pull the hub off grease the needle bearing, take the abs sensor out of the hub and with a grease gun pump grease into the hole while turning the hub. i did this today and both hubs assembly's took 1/4 tube each (small tube) in the abs senser hole.

[TheDurtyDeez]

could you by chance post up some pics? Or if you have a link? Just want to see it tore down (where the abs sensor is).

Thanks

[Madmaxz]

Removing hub form hub bearing assembly


Separating hub bearing assembly from spindle


The Needle bearing the other side of pick 1 and 2 needs to be GREASED!


the abs sensor is on top of the hub bearing assembly behind the rotor so you will see it bolted to the hub when you remove the caliper and rotor. be very careful its only plastic i broke one today getting it out of the hub bearing. but NP cuz i had a new one that came with the new hub.. unbolt it from the hub bearing pul it out of its 3/8" hole now while spinning the hub use a grease gun to pump grease into the sealed bearing unit. its the wire in this pic


information from : Welcome to guzzle's 4x4 Needle Bearing Maintenance Web Page

[TheDurtyDeez]

WOW, awesome, thanks, so it needs to be greased where the screw driver is pointing in the 3rd pic? There isnt a way to grease withou pulling the caliper and rotor off is there? I guess I'll just wait till I replace all my brakes in a month or so.

[Madmaxz]

yeah you have to take the whole unit off the spindle to get to that bearing. not that hard just 4 bolts. grease the needle bearing and also pull the ABS sensor (sensor bolted to bearing in last pic). pump grease into the hole the abs sensor came out of while spinning the unit.