How to service and repair the front wheel bearing and hub on 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty?

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Starting your service or repair of front wheel bearings and hubs on F-250 and F-350 vehicles or excited vehicles necessitates these steps: vehicle elevation and support while removing front wheels. You must detach the front disc brake caliper and rotor before placing the caliper separate from the wheel assembly. Begin by removing the hub cap from the hub assembly and continue by taking out both the cotter pin and adjusting nut and flatwasher. The spindle and nut threads should be inspected before proceeding with hub assembly removal which requires the outer bearing cone and roller assembly to be disassembled so the hub can be pulled off the spindle. A bearing seal remover combined with a slide hammer allows extraction of the inner bearing cone together with the bearing seal by avoiding damage to the bearing cage. All lubricating materials need removal from the bearings as well as hub and axle spindle before inspection. Any pitting or spalling or abnormal wear should lead to complete bearing and bearing cup replacement because experts advise they should always be replaced as a set. To properly integrate the inner and outer bearing cups into the hub use a bearing cup driver tool alongside a 0.38 mm (0.0015-inch) feeler gauge to check for proper seating which should not allow the gauge to fit between the cup and wheel hub seat. Emery cloth should smooth the spindle shoulder as well as seal bore. Load a wheel bearing hub with lithium-base wheel bearing grease of Motorcraft Premium Long-Life Grease XG-1-C or -K until it reaches the inner diameters of both bearing cups. When working with a bearing packer is not possible you can manually apply grease between the rollers and cages. Safety-compliant movement of the hub on the spindle should be maintained before installing the inner bearing components including the cone and roller assembly into their cup along with the wheel bearing hub seal by using a seal replacer to achieve full placement and lubrication. The assembly begins with the hub and proceeds to insertion of the outer bearing cone and roller assembly with flatwasher and finishing adjustment of the bearing by tightening the adjusting nut and securing with a new cotter pin. After completing the necessary installations you should restore the hub cap while repositioning the front disc brake caliper and rotor until you can reinstall the front wheel assemblies along with its tire before lowering the vehicle.

OEM 2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Wheel Bearing

4 Wheel Bearings found

2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Axle Bearings Part Number: C6TZ-3123-A

2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Bearing Assembly, Rear Inner Part Number: BL3Z-4621-B

2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Hub & Bearing, Front Part Number: 1C3Z-1V125-G

2002 Ford F-350 Super Duty Wheel Bearing, Front Outer Part Number: BC2Z-1216-B

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