swynx
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Tore into the front end found out that the slide in key is missing. Is it THAT oimportant. Or can I go without it. Also my inner wheel bearing was the worst I've ever seen outer was in great shape.
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If tou want your tire to stay on, yes it is important.
swynx
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Where can I get one without buying a whole new assembly
No clue really. I forget if its an odd shape or just regular key stock. If its standard, then lowes or homesleezeball should have it. Adam should be able to pull the ford p/n.
Otherwise, junkyard. You could pick up an extra locknut thingy too.
Otherwise, junkyard. You could pick up an extra locknut thingy too.
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Ford wont have that. It is kind of an odd shape, but lowes might have some.
Junk yard is best bet. I will have a pair free eventually, but I don't know when. I plan to swap to manual hubs.
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Junk yard is best bet. I will have a pair free eventually, but I don't know when. I plan to swap to manual hubs.
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Why not swap manual hubs in, and just get rid of the key locked nuts...?
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I have manual hubs...
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You dont need a key if the manual hubs have a double locknut. Check out the warn conversion kit to compare images.
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It does have double lock nuts. Which is why I thought it would be fine. Sometimes ford does weird stuff didnt know if the key was there on both auto and manual hubs.
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The manual hubs don't have the key chip. They have a nut to set bearing load, a key-wayed washer, and then another lock nut to hold the whole thing together.
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IIRC; The washer in between the two nuts has a key-way that rides in the slot. The inner nut also has a pin that fits one of the holes in the washer locking everything in place. Then the outer nut is torqued to 150 ft/lbs. Elsewhere in the tech section is a recommendation to up the torque to 225-250 ft/lbs.
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I've had the outer nut back off even past the torque spec. It chewed out some of the hub material (nonfunctioning casting) and was a pita to clean and repack. Just gotta check them periodically. And be careful torquing it down, its easy to have that 4 prong soclet slip off and strip the nut.
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