 General Application
1967-1972 F-100 Specific
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Next,
we move to the re-building of the Hub, but first it has to be removed from the old
drum. You can do this yourself with some effort or take it to a machine shop to have
it pressed off. Here you can see that we have re-installed the lug nuts on the
studs to protect them from accidental damage. Lightly tap the lugs to loosen the hub
from the drum. Do not hammer on the hub. The hub is made of cast steel and is too soft for
metal to metal contact with a hammer. The studs are slightly pulled through the drum and
it is this that holds the drum to the hub. If you find you are having to pound very
hard to un-seat the studs, take it to a machine shop to have it pressed off. Damage to the
Hub would ruin your day. Once the hubs have been removed, we drop them into our parts cleaner
to remove any excess grease. Can you believe all this grease!?! YUCK! To save
your parts cleaner solution, scrape out as much of the excess grease you can.
After the hub was cleaned up, we then drove out the old
bearing races and cleaned up the race area in the hub with some light emery cloth. We also
de-burred the dust cap area with a light file. Another quick dip in the parts cleaner to
make sure there was no grit or metal particles left after hub prepping. You wouldn't
any of these particles to find their way into the new bearings.
 With the hub all cleaned up, we install the bearing races with a bearing
driver. This tool is must, it makes the installation a breeze and prevents damage to the
race. This tool also doubles as a seal driver where it performs equally well.
Packing of the bearing is simple enough. Start with a good
quality of High Temp Wheel Bearing Grease. Place a golf ball size gob of grease in your
palm and work it into the back of the bearing (opposite of the race side).  Continue to work the grease in as you
rotate the bearing. When you can see grease being pushed out the opposite side all around,
the bearing is packed. Wipe the bearing with a thin film of grease so that it coats
the entire bearing.
Wipe a thin film of grease over the face of the race and
place the inner bearing into the race. Using your finger, wipe another thin film of
grease over the back of the bearing and install the seal. Pack and save out the
outer bearing until your ready to install the hub onto the spindle. Now to the brakes!
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