replace a 1902 F250.
bite your tongue !!! why, the contraption is barely broke in!!
;-)
"PeterD" <peter2@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:38:45 -0400, "Tom" <tjctrans****t@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> wrote:
>
>>my nephew brought his 02 F250 over today, saying the front hubs were
>>siezed
>>again.
>>
>>when he bought it in the spring, i noticed it was i 4 wheel drive. it
>>seems
>>the previous owner locked the hubs when he bought it, and left them
locked
>>for 90,000 miles.
>>
>>i pulled them off, and soaked them real good with pb blaster, and got
them
>>to work a little. they were too stiff to turn by hand, but if you used a
>>little P.V.C. tool i made, they would work. here is a pic of the tool.
>>the
>>pic shows it being used on my 66, but you will get the idea of what i am
>>talking about.
>>
>>http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e261/tjctrans****t/4x4tool1.jpg
>>
>>now, the hubs are siezed again, and almost impossable to turn, even
using
>>the tool.
>>
>>is there anything i can do to free them up, or am i going to have to buy
>>new
>>hubs??
>>
>
> Well, a 1902 F250 is just about right for here... <bg>
>
> Were this mine, and I was cheap (OK, I am) I'd consider letting them
> soak in ATF for a few days and see what happens. That may give you
> another year if you are lucky.
>
> But I think a pernament repair is to replace the truck with a good
> one. Or replace the hubs if you must stick with it!
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