[po'runner]

any secrets or shortcuts to making pulling the front third member out quick and easy with the least amount of dissassembly?

 

[crash]

Ya, somebody helping......

 

[TNToy]

• 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.

 

[penguinofdoom]

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.

 

[steveh]

Sounds like just as much if not more work than:
taking off the hub
remove axle clip
take off caliper
Take off spndle Nuts
pull disc
take off spindle
pull axle out a bit

The above maybe takes me 15 minutes a side

 

[camo]

i can get a third member out in under 5 minutes. just use the blue tip wrench..


assemble time becomes some what of an issue :flipoff2:

 

[TNToy]

Sounds like just as much if not more work than:
taking off the hub
remove axle clip
take off caliper
Take off spndle Nuts
pull disc
take off spindle
pull axle out a bit
The above maybe takes me 15 minutes a side

With the method I detailed, you don't need to touch any cone washers. I loathe cone washers.

 

[po'runner]

sweet, that's what i was looking for.:beer: