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100_Percent_Juice · 2008-11-17, 08:29 AM

My dad has a 99 F350 7.3L TD and something happened yesterday to the front passenger side hub. He took it into a shop to see if they knew what was wrong and they said it would cost $2400 to fix!! However they said if he brought it in today that they would have it done by lunch time. I think they are really trying to hose him so I said to hold out. Basically when you are driving the truck there is a mild pulsing that you can feel in the steering wheel. When you turn right or left the pulsing become much more noticable. Speed obviously changes the speed of the pulsing. I really have no idea how a hub and locking system works on a 4x4 but I know some of you do. Any advice would be awesome. Also if any of you have a manual or a diagram that shows all the parts that make up the front hub that would be awesome

sperry · 2008-11-17, 09:29 AM

I would imagine if the fix requires a complete new hub, plus the labor to swap it, you could be looking at a $2000+ price tag at a shop.

If the problem is just a wheel bearing or something, it could likely be done at home for cheap, but you're gonna need the tools to handle working on a beast of a truck... like a massive floor jack and jack stands, etc.

100_Percent_Juice · 2008-11-17, 10:37 AM

Yeah he has all that. You can purchase a new pair of hub assemblies for under $400 and at Reno Auto Wrecker used ones are pretty cheap so I think we are just gonna swap the whole thing out.

100_Percent_Juice · 2008-11-17, 09:06 PM

Turns out that it was only a frozen u-joint. That sucker was welded in there but I guess that is to be expected after 260k miles. Damn good truck.

2008-11-17, 08:29 AM	#1
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Ford Truck Help My dad has a 99 F350 7.3L TD and something happened yesterday to the front passenger side hub. He took it into a shop to see if they knew what was wrong and they said it would cost $2400 to fix!! However they said if he brought it in today that they would have it done by lunch time. I think they are really trying to hose him so I said to hold out. Basically when you are driving the truck there is a mild pulsing that you can feel in the steering wheel. When you turn right or left the pulsing become much more noticable. Speed obviously changes the speed of the pulsing. I really have no idea how a hub and locking system works on a 4x4 but I know some of you do. Any advice would be awesome. Also if any of you have a manual or a diagram that shows all the parts that make up the front hub that would be awesome __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin Last edited by 100_Percent_Juice; 2008-11-17 at 08:43 AM.

2008-11-17, 09:29 AM	#2
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	I would imagine if the fix requires a complete new hub, plus the labor to swap it, you could be looking at a $2000+ price tag at a shop. If the problem is just a wheel bearing or something, it could likely be done at home for cheap, but you're gonna need the tools to handle working on a beast of a truck... like a massive floor jack and jack stands, etc. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2008-11-17, 10:37 AM	#3
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Yeah he has all that. You can purchase a new pair of hub assemblies for under $400 and at Reno Auto Wrecker used ones are pretty cheap so I think we are just gonna swap the whole thing out. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

2008-11-17, 09:06 PM	#4
100_Percent_Juice (40 percent vodka) Real Name: Joel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 4,446 Car: 2004WRX Class: Baby-Hauler/GroceryGetter	Turns out that it was only a frozen u-joint. That sucker was welded in there but I guess that is to be expected after 260k miles. Damn good truck. __________________ "A power nap is when you sleep on someone who is weaker than you." - Dimitri Martin

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