1.
Strong Fish Hook and some sturdy
pliers: To pry out first ring. (Illustration 1)
2.
4-prong hub socket: To get
conversion kit in.
4.
1/8" flat head screwdriver and
needle nose pliers: To pull lock rings out. (Illustration 4)
5.
Internal snap ring pliers: To get
snap ring on that comes with new hubs.
6.
Skinny fingers to get spacers out. (Illustration
3)
You may need/want to refer to the exploded VIEW
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1.
Support truck securely on jack stands
2.
Remove front tires and set aside.
3.
Remove the cap screws and remove
hub cap. (See Illustration 1)
4.
Remove everything up to the outer
wheel bearing, exposing the side of the bearing. (See
Illustrations 2 through 4)
5.
Now, you can throw away all of that
except the spacers and snap ring.
6.
Place the spindle nut conversion
kit in and tighten/adjust as needed.
Note:
Automatic hubs held on by 3 cap screws will need the conversion kit
(F-150's). Rangers need them regardless, unless you already have
manual hubs.
Note:
The conversion kit differs in appearance and hardware depending on
which brand you get, so I left conversion kit installation kind of
open.
7.
Now place the hub
assembly/body on the splines and place the spacers as needed and
install the snap ring.
8.
Put the hub cap onto the
hub body and insert screws and tighten to torque listed in
instructions that came with the new hubs. Note: the cap screw torque
is in In-lbs, not ft-lbs.
Illustration
1
Illustration
2
Illustration
3
Illustration
4
This is what
you won't need from the original automatic hubs