pulling the front third member
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- Pull wheel.
- Pull off the face of the locking hub. (6 10mm bolts)
- Take off the brake caliper - optional, if your brake lines are really long. (2 17mm bolts)
- Remove lock ring on the end of the axleshaft.
- Disconnect the tie rod and draglink from the steering arms.
- Remove the lower kingpin plate. (4 17mm nuts)
- Pivot the entire knuckle arount the upper kingpin bearing, and you should be able to get the knucle off with a lot of cussing and wrestling. You may have to lossen the upper king pin/steering arm bolts, but I've done it without having to.
- Yank the whole knuckle off the truck.
- Align the flat spots on the birf with the top and bottom of the knuckle, and yank it out.
- Repeat for the other side, and then unbolt and remove the third member.
This method prevents you from having to mess with the steering arm, wheel bearings, spindle, and about a dozen other extra steps.
I have that little bug in my ear telling me I've forgotten something. I'm sure someone else will point it out if I did.
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you forgot you need to remove the 8(i think) bolts that hold the rubber gasket and felt to the knuckle
other than that, sounds good.
other than that, sounds good.
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