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Need help with Knuckle removal 03 F250
Hello,
I am new to this site and could really use some help on how to remove the steering knucle on my F250.
TRUCK SPECS
2003 F250 4x4 7.3 4 door 150,000 miles
THE PROBLEM:
When I engage 4x4, driver side front axle/ drive shaft area makes a clunking noise.
DIAGNOSIS:
I believe that the bearing that goes through front drive shaft driver side and sits in axle housing went bad. I have it all apart right now and when I lift up and down or side to side I has alot of play lifting at the CV/ u joint area on drver side front axle 4x4 drive shaft.
WHATS BEEN DONE SO FAR:
I removed wheel and tire, rotor , calipar, hub, dive spindal, rock gaurd and now I am left with steering knuckle. I tried to pull out driver side front axle drive shaft through knuckle but there is a metal plate/ gaurd of some sort that will not make it through hole in steering knuckle. Then I poped both upper and lower ball joints thinking that if I removed steering knocle drive shaft would come right out so I could put on new bearing on drive shaft.
I talked with a couple of local mechanics but they could not give me a real clear anwser on how to replace the bearing. Also do I need to disconect anything inside front pumkin to be able to slide out drive shaft ? Please let me know, need to have my transportation back.
Thanks Michael
Last edited by theworker; 11-18-2011 at 10:40 AM.
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11-18-2011, 10:18 AM
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