[7.3LdieselSmoker]

Front axle and 4wd,worn out** COMPLETED***

AS OF 9-30-07 PROJECT COMPLETED Thanks for all the advise guys

well i finaly hit a good sized rut at a job site with a fully loaded trailer and my right front u joint and axle shaft to the manual hubs.... finaly bit the dust. local shops are booked for atleast 3 days and i pulled it apart in my down time.... at this point i need to pull the shaft out, i tried but i heard somewhere there maybe a set screw or another ujoint in the axle????

here's the specs FORD F 250 2001, 7.3L with MANUAL HUBS, i have replaced the hubs before due to last owner never keeping on top of the o ring sliping out and binding the hubs (lock and un-Lock)

heres what iv done so far.....
for this pic is there a set screw in the houseing to get the axle to pull out?? or what?

this is what has the worn out play

 

[boggerr]

No need to pull the cover. The axle will come out nothing inside holding it in.

In your third pic, that is a seal which can be real stubborn to come out. I tapped mine from the back of the u-joint with a hammer to get it out. Seal and shaft will pull out all together.

 

[Cat_Rebel]

Good to see ya Ed, now I see what happened. We just had to do one of those too. Like Boggerr said it can be stubborn & not want to come out. Usually good to have another person around just so one can hold it while the other guy taps it. If I had been thinking I would have taken pictures when we did that.

 

[Arisley]

Then you would have needed three people.

 

[Cat_Rebel]

Actually we did have three people, I just forgot my camera that day.

 

[7.3LdieselSmoker]

well guys txs i got it out yesterday morn and been tinkering around, in all i need 3 seals and massive u-joint thank god i got it out in 5 min and just 30 min before the ford dealership closed....:ford: