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I am having to replace my hubs and bearing assembly on my 98' Ranger 3.0 4x4. It seems like the more I tare into my front end, the more broken parts I find or the more stuff I break 
. So far I have everything ordered (replacing the OEM vac hubs with a set of AVM hubs) but the oil seal on the steering knuckle has been damaged and I am trying to figure out how to replace it. I already ordered two new ones from ford ($37 each), but tonight I was trying to pop the old ones out and it was a loosing battle 
. As of now I have done nothing but butcher the old seal with a screwdriver in attempt to scrape it out, but I do not want to pit the inside of the knuckle and I cannot figure out how on earth these thing comes out, much less how you get a new one in. Anyone ever done this before? I was reading in my shop manuel and they made a reference to a "seal replacer tool" and a "depth setting tool", are these required for replacing this piece? Anyway to get it on with standard shop tools? Can the bottom TRE be removed without replacing it?
Well thanks for anyhelp!
. So far I have everything ordered (replacing the OEM vac hubs with a set of AVM hubs) but the oil seal on the steering knuckle has been damaged and I am trying to figure out how to replace it. I already ordered two new ones from ford ($37 each), but tonight I was trying to pop the old ones out and it was a loosing battle . As of now I have done nothing but butcher the old seal with a screwdriver in attempt to scrape it out, but I do not want to pit the inside of the knuckle and I cannot figure out how on earth these thing comes out, much less how you get a new one in. Anyone ever done this before? I was reading in my shop manuel and they made a reference to a "seal replacer tool" and a "depth setting tool", are these required for replacing this piece? Anyway to get it on with standard shop tools? Can the bottom TRE be removed without replacing it? Well thanks for anyhelp!
