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Buggyman
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- Dec 1, 2007
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- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 3.0 V6
- Transmission
- Manual
My front passenger side hub fell apart the other day on my 98' 4x4 3.0 Ranger. I took everything apart today and looks like I am going to need to replace the hub barring assembly (looks like the barrings decided to bite the dust), the hub (was full of rust and I was able to twist it off with my hand) and the oil seal on the front steering assembly is ate up from the front axle flopping around and a little melted from when I heated the stuck bolts up.
Has anyone replaced this oil seal before? It appears that it sprung a leak a few years ago and rusted up my hubs. It appears as though I can just pop it off with a screw driver; but were can I find a new one? Do I have to remove the assembly in-order to replace it?
Lastly, does anyone know of any good places to buy hubs for my truck? I found a great deal on the barring assembly at autopartsdirecttoyou.com but it does not have the hub.
Thanks for any pointers.
Has anyone replaced this oil seal before? It appears that it sprung a leak a few years ago and rusted up my hubs. It appears as though I can just pop it off with a screw driver; but were can I find a new one? Do I have to remove the assembly in-order to replace it?
Lastly, does anyone know of any good places to buy hubs for my truck? I found a great deal on the barring assembly at autopartsdirecttoyou.com but it does not have the hub.
Thanks for any pointers.
