Weberman Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 Yes, I do believe that the Timken 4250 is the right one for your Bronco w/a Dana 44 front diff. It was the correct one for Dad's truck. But your question about bearings confused me. You should have both an inner and outer wheel bearing. There's no reason to replace them if they are in perfect shape, but if they have any etching or roughness they should be replaced. I believe I found a spindle bearing while looking on RockAuto. It was listed as an inner on their wheel bearings. Is that something I should replace? I'm not sure if the wheel bearings are bad, but I do hear a noise from them unless the loose nut would cause that? Or if the loose nut would cause them to wear more and probably should be replaced anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 I believe I found a spindle bearing while looking on RockAuto. It was listed as an inner on their wheel bearings. Is that something I should replace? I'm not sure if the wheel bearings are bad, but I do hear a noise from them unless the loose nut would cause that? Or if the loose nut would cause them to wear more and probably should be replaced anyways. The only way to tell if they are ok is to inspect them closely, and if you don't know what you are looking for it would probably be best to replace them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I believe I found a spindle bearing while looking on RockAuto. It was listed as an inner on their wheel bearings. Is that something I should replace? I'm not sure if the wheel bearings are bad, but I do hear a noise from them unless the loose nut would cause that? Or if the loose nut would cause them to wear more and probably should be replaced anyways. Inner & outer wheel bearings & seals I would get local this way if there is an issue you can take it right back to get the right ones. There should be numbers on the bearings & the seal and if you take the numbers to the parts store they might be able to cross them over to the new bearing. Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weberman Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 The only way to tell if they are ok is to inspect them closely, and if you don't know what you are looking for it would probably be best to replace them. Updates on what I have found so far. I got the passenger side down to the spindle. When I was taking the first nut loose, I saw the back nut turn with it. This was likely the cause of them not being able to align it. I got the driver's side lockout done today and it is dry in there. Someone has been in the other side as the bearings say Timken and there is grease everywhere. Can't get the spindle off so, I've ordered a socket to screw onto it and then for a slide hammer to be put on it. I have left the drivers side alone for now but started to halfway soak it by just spraying the front of the shield and letting it run down to the spindle. Wish I could've found this out sooner since the socket will be here Monday now.. Guess she'll be up on jack stands for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weberman Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 Updates on what I have found so far. I got the passenger side down to the spindle. When I was taking the first nut loose, I saw the back nut turn with it. This was likely the cause of them not being able to align it. I got the driver's side lockout done today and it is dry in there. Someone has been in the other side as the bearings say Timken and there is grease everywhere. Can't get the spindle off so, I've ordered a socket to screw onto it and then for a slide hammer to be put on it. I have left the drivers side alone for now but started to halfway soak it by just spraying the front of the shield and letting it run down to the spindle. Wish I could've found this out sooner since the socket will be here Monday now.. Guess she'll be up on jack stands for the weekend. Got the spindles done, hopefully get everything else on tonight. What's the torque for the spindle nuts? I thought I saw somewhere that it said 100ft-lbs when setting it, back it off and 20 ft-lbs. Then the outer is 120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Got the spindles done, hopefully get everything else on tonight. What's the torque for the spindle nuts? I thought I saw somewhere that it said 100ft-lbs when setting it, back it off and 20 ft-lbs. Then the outer is 120. The procedure and specs are on the first page of the factory shop manual section on the Instructions tab at Documentation/Driveline/4WD FRONT HUBS & ROTORS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weberman Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 The procedure and specs are on the first page of the factory shop manual section on the Instructions tab at Documentation/Driveline/4WD FRONT HUBS & ROTORS. Got the rotors and bearings on tonight. Just lockouts left and then off to the alignment shop again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Got the rotors and bearings on tonight. Just lockouts left and then off to the alignment shop again. You'll be driving it soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weberman Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 You'll be driving it soon! Hopefully. Tried to get them on before I had to leave the house and they didn't get put on. It seems they won't slide in all the way possibly. The outer snap ring seems pretty close. Saw in the instructions that the bearing nuts could interfere if the pin wasn't in the washer. The outer nut and washer are out and still won't go in. Saw that the axle might be getting pushed in so might try that when I get back home. The Warns are the same thickness as the ones I took out so I assume that the axle going back is probably happening..hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weberman Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Hopefully. Tried to get them on before I had to leave the house and they didn't get put on. It seems they won't slide in all the way possibly. The outer snap ring seems pretty close. Saw in the instructions that the bearing nuts could interfere if the pin wasn't in the washer. The outer nut and washer are out and still won't go in. Saw that the axle might be getting pushed in so might try that when I get back home. The Warns are the same thickness as the ones I took out so I assume that the axle going back is probably happening..hopefully. Got everything together and good. Had to take it all apart again. I read a write up that said if it looks like the seal is starting, it will tighten up whenever the wheel bearing got tight. I should've known better as the axle shaft wouldn't be affected by that. So had to get that seal ring fully seated and the axle was far enough out that I could put the clip on then. Goes to the alignment shop tomorrow evening. Bought another truck. No title, engine or trans so it was super cheap. Honestly bought it because it had the correct door panels and in black to match the interior. Was going to scrap it a bit after that but then I saw that it had a 9 in rear. Checked the front and saw that it had 3.50s in it so I may think about swapping third members since of the tire size. I'll have to check the rear if it is a limited slip or not. That would be a nice bonus too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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