Wheel hub removal tool

[xboxrox]

Thanks for that FMS88

The reason to inspect hub bearings & ball joints is coz the passenger front tire has excessive positive camber & tire is worn badly on outer half 《¿》

Would you happen to know if new hubs include everything except grease ? Are grease seals installed in new hub purchase..?

[FMS88]

The reason to inspect hub bearings & ball joints is coz the passenger front tire has excessive positive camber & tire is worn badly on outer half 《¿》 Would you happen to know if new hubs include everything except grease ? Are grease seals installed in new hub purchase..?

Given the miles on your truck and how you use it, it seems extremely unlikely you need to replace the hub. If you want to replace it, I doubt it comes with bearings and seal since they are replaceable and available individually. The bearings are easy to check by raising the wheel and shaking it at top and bottom, and side to side to see if you feel any wobble or play. There should be little if any play. Also rotate the wheel. It should feel smooth and quite.

With that kind of tire wear, I suspect it's an alignment issue. Bearings bad enough to cause abnormal tire wear would be noisy and unsafe. Have an alignment shop check the ball joints, tie rods and bushings. They could also give you their opinion of the bearings and what they think is causing the abnormal tire wear.

If you do want to check, repack or replace the bearings, it's not difficult. Remove the hub with rotor, the inner seal, both inner bearing races, and the old grease. If replacing bearings, drive out the outer races with a large screw driver and install new races with a brass drift. Pack the bearings with grease and install a new inner seal. The guys at the Five-O shop can help. They've probably done this many times. Both bearings are the same (P/N MB092749) and there's only one inner seal (P/N is either MB297514 or MB526395 if the truck manufacture date is before or after 8/86).