Chamferd Brakes now Hub

[Money Pit]

You guys nailed it; axle splines are past the hub face. first surprise: got the 2 inch socket breaker bar and ext pipes to break the nut loose it came off with small force on the bar alone. nowhere near 450 lbs. second surprise: jacked it up thinking if it was in that far i could rock it loose instead of doing figure 8's / hub puller / heat. i lucked out and it worked which tells me it really was not tight anyhow.

as long as i'll need the hub what else should i change while its apart? axle is hard so it should be ok? not getting any leakage so seals should be good. will i need to reshim the axle bearings? don't want to be going back into this in a year or two. thanks.
 

[JMOR]

[Hobo,NC]

Don't be surprised if the axles are worn out ... I have never seen were a hub was flopping around that did not ware the axle also...
 

[Dean]

Agreed.

Perhaps you can get away with replacing the hub only but you will not know until you install a new hub.

Undersized hubs were once sold by Ford in several undersizes for situations such as this but these have been NLA for 25 years or more.

Dean
 

[carlntexas]

Both my hubs were worn as bad as yours and axles were ok. If the axle is bad I would try the shim trick before buying an axle,but that's just me I'm cheap.
 

[souNdguy]

get the hub for now.

if you are lucky and the axle is not worn.. or not worn enough to make a difference.. you are at least good to go there. past that.. IF the axle is worn.. then you can burn that bridge when you see them splines on splines..
 

[Money Pit]

yes just getting a hub for now. i do respect the expirienced opinoins offered no doubt the axle could be a factor. hardened does not mean invincible.i'll know once it comes apart and i have the new hub in hand. maybe this weeknd i'll get my 2 hour brake job done. thanks again to all.
 

[souNdguy]

that's how them 2hr jobs happen. open something easy up and see thet 99% has to come apart.. :)

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