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Refer to Manual or Automatic Free Running Hub Removal and Installation and remove the hub assemblies.
Fig. 1: Remove the outer locknut on the Model 60/70 front drive axle
Remove the wheel bearing lock nut, using a hub nut wrench.
Remove the lock ring from the bearing adjusting nut. This can be done with your finger tips or a screwdriver.
Fig. 2: Exploded view of the front hub retaining hardware
Using a hub nut wrench remove the bearing adjusting nut.
Remove the caliper and suspend it out of the way (see the brake section).
Slide the hub and disc assembly off the spindle. The outer wheel bearing will slide out as the hub is removed, so be prepared to catch it.
To install:
Carefully position the hub and disc assembly on the spindle.
Install the outer bearing cone and roller, and the adjusting nut.
NOTE: The adjusting nut has a small dowel on one side. This dowel faces outward to engage the locking ring.
Using a hub nut wrench tighten the bearing adjustment nut to 50 ft. lbs. (68 Nm), while rotating the wheel back and forth to seat the bearings.
Back off the adjusting nut approximately 90°.
Install the lock ring by turning the nut to the nearest hole and inserting the dowel pin.
NOTE: The dowel pin must seat in a lock ring hole for proper bearing adjustment and wheel retention.
Install the outer lock nut and tighten to 50-80 ft. lbs. (68-108 Nm). Final end-play of the wheel on the spindle should be 0.001-0.010 in. (0.025-0.25mm).
Remove the cotter pin and loosen the axle shaft nut.
Fig. 3: Remove the wheel bearing adjusting nut from the Model 44 front axle
Raise the support the front end on jackstands.
Remove the wheels.
Fig. 4: Exploded view of the Model 44 wheel bearing adjusting nut, retaining washer and locknut in their correct relationship
Unbolt the caliper and support it out of the way. DO NOT DISCONNECT THE BRAKE LINE!
Remove the inboard brake pad.
Remove the axle shaft nut and washer.
Through the hole provided in the rotor, remove the six retainer bolts.
Position pull C-4358, or equivalent, over the wheel lugs and install the lug nuts. Tighten the main screw of the puller to remove the hub, bearings, retainer and outer seal as an assembly.
Insert a prybar through the U-joint and wedge the shaft inward as far as it will go. Make sure that it is wedged securely and can't be moved.
Install the hub, rotor and bearing assembly and tighten the retainer bolts to 30 ft. lbs. (40 Nm) in a crisscross pattern.
Install the brake adapter. Tighten the bolts to 85 ft. lbs. (115 Nm).
Remove the prybar form the U-joint.
Install the axle shaft nut and tighten it to 100 ft. lbs. (136 Nm), then continue tightening it to align the cotter pin holes. Install the cotter pin.
Using the lube fitting, fill the knuckle with NLGI, Grade 2, multi-purpose EP grease until the grease is seen flowing through the inner seal.
Fig. 5: Lubrication fitting location on the rotor top hat
Install the inner brake pad and caliper (see Section 9).
Install the wheels and tighten the lug nuts to 110 ft. lbs. (150 Nm).
Removal & InstallationFrontTo Remove:
The front wheel bearings are not serviced separately. If the front wheel bearings are defective, the hub and bearing assembly must be replaced.
Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions in the beginning of this section.
Lubricate the threads on the halfshaft with clean engine oil.
Remove or disconnect the following:
Front wheels
Halfshaft hub nut
Caliper from the steering knuckle
WARNING DO NOT allow the brake hose to support the weight of the caliper.
Brake rotor
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) sensor from the backing plate
Hub and bearing assembly from the backing plate
Hub and bearing assembly from the halfshaft
Hub and bearing assembly
To Install:
Exploded view of the front hub mounting and related components
Install or connect the following:
Hub and bearing assembly onto the halfshaft
Hub and bearing assembly to the backing plate. Torque the 3 bolts alternately and evenly to 70 ft. lbs. (95 Nm).
ABS sensor
Brake rotor
Caliper on the steering knuckle.
Halfshaft nut. Torque it to 118 ft. lbs. (160 Nm).
Front wheel. Torque the nuts to 100 ft. lbs. (140 Nm).
Raise and safely support the front of the truck with jackstands. Remove the front wheel.
Remove the caliper assembly and support it to the frame with a piece of wire without disconnecting the brake fluid hose.
Remove the hub and rotor assembly.
Install the rotor in the reverse order of removal, and adjust the wheel bearing as outlined in Section 1.
INSPECTION
If the rotor is deeply scarred or has shallow cracks, it may be refinished on a disc brake rotor lathe. Also, if the lateral run-out exceeds 0.010 in. (0.25mm) within a 6 in. (152mm) radius when measured with a dial indicator, with the stylus 1 in. (25mm) in from the edge of the rotor, the rotor should be refinished or replaced.
A maximum of 0.020 in. (0.5mm) of material may be removed equally from each friction surface of the rotor. If the damage cannot be corrected when the rotor has been machined to the minimum thickness shown on the rotor, it should be replaced.
The finished braking surfaces of the rotor must be parallel within 0.007 in. (0.178mm) and lateral run-out must not be more than 0.003 in. (0.076mm) on the inboard surface in a 5 in. (127mm) radius.
Fig. 1: Use a dial indicator and micrometer to check the rotor for run-out and thickness
Fig. 2: A correct final rotor finish
Fig. 3: Location of the rotor minimum thickness marking
Fig. 4: Exploded view of a rotor mounting to the hub — 4WD Dakota models shown
Remove 2/3of the brake fluid from the master cylinder.
Raise and support the vehicle.
Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
Remove the front wheel hub extension (dual wheel vehicles only).
Insert a drift or large screwdriver through the brake caliper into one of the brake rotor vanes in order to prevent the rotor from turning.
Mark the relationship of the front wheel hub extension to the hub
Remove the front wheel hub extension bolts
Remove the front wheel hub extension from the vehicle. It may be necessary to tap around the perimeter of the hub extension with a rubber mallet to loosen it from the hub
Mark the relationship of the rotor to the hub.
Remove the caliper and mounting bracket as an assembly.
Hang the caliper and the mounting bracket assembly from the suspension using mechanics wire.
Remove the rotor.
If the rotor is difficult to remove due to corrosion in the hub area use the following procedure to remove the rotor (25 series only).
Clean all the surface areas and the threaded holes of contamination
Generously apply penetrating oil or the equivalent to the hub/rotor area
Insert (2) M10 x 1.5 bolts (jack screws) into the threaded holes of the rotor
Tighten both bolts evenly to force the rotor from the hub.
To install:
Clean all rust and contaminants from the both side of the rotor and the hub flange.
NOTE
If the rotor was removed using the jack screw method you must ensure that the hub flange is free of nicks or marks caused by this procedure. Remove all raised nicks or marks before installing the rotor.
Install the rotor.
Install the caliper and the mounting bracket as an assembly.
The rotor and hub assembly are held together by the studs,you must first remove the 4-wheel drive hub assembly,then the wheel bearing nuts,and pull the hub and rotor off as a unit. Next lay it(back down) on a piece of wood, using a drift punch drive the studs out. Turn it over ,lay it(face down) on a block of wood, line the new stud splines up with the grooves in the hub and drive them in with the punch and reassemble. A set of dentist style picks will be helpful with the clip in the 4wd hub and a 4 lug 4wd nut wrench will be needed.
remove the 2 bolt holding the caliper hit the rotor with hammer rotor will get loose clean the hub of dirt or rust reassemble hope it help fixya our post thanks pierre if any other question dont hesitate thanks pierre
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