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     33. Don’t forget the little circlip!! Hard to believe this tiny ring of metal can actually hold the hub on!! If the axle shaft has scooted in towards the truck, turn a bolt into the threaded hole in the axle end and pull it out and get that clip on there. 34. Replace […]

     30. Use the same sealing compound on the caliper holder and replace. 31. Dust cover comes next, followed by the wheel spindle. Keep going with the sealing compound. Look at you go!!  32. Youre in the home stretch!!! Now we’re going to put the star shaped thingy (front wheel hub) all back together.  […]

     25. Apply sealing compound to the oil seal (easy on the sealant… it goes a long way!), and tap it into place using a large socket.   26. Insert the shaft… the axle shaft… come on now!!  27. Pack the bearings with the red goo, I mean grease, and replace them. Rubber gloves […]

     18. There’s a tiny cotter pin that you’ll have to remove. It’ll probably break on you, but don’t sweat it, cotter pins are cheap. Use a hammer and nail or a tiny chisel to get the remains out.    19. Now disconnect the tie rod end from the steering knuckle using a tie […]

     11. The lock washer comes next. Now, it’s bent. Don’t worry, it’s supposed to be! A hammer and chisel works just fine to straighten it out. Just use it like a can opener and GENTLY bend it towards the truck.  12. Remove wheel bearing lock nut with the special tool…I call it a […]

         5. You are ready to remove the brake disc. It should pull off by hand, but if it’s stubborn, turn 8mm bolts into the two threaded holes to push it away from the hub.  You should be spreading out all the parts on something like a sheet of cardboard to keep […]

      with Brandy Owen (Introduction by Murph, The Seasoned Rookie) Steering Knuckle Rebuild Friends, Rookies, Zookimen, Lend me your sockets In the past few issues youve met a young lady named Brandy. Like many of us, she shuddered at the thought of getting dirty for fun. Just one week prior to the writing […]

  Aluminum Shackles from Spidertrax with Bill Johnston Moving the entire Spidertrax crew and equipment to their new digs in Longmont, Colorado hasn’t stopped the guys from coming up with more great stuff.  While many companies have built wild and sophisticated designs that open, stretch, twist and do backflips… the standard lift shackle has never […]

      Spidertrax Transfer Case Arms with Jeff Pollock With all the choices of lower geared transfer cases on the market to choose from, the stock Suzuki transfer case arms have shown that they cannot hold up to the increased torque. The stock long arm tends to twist as one hammers on their Zook […]