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New to my IDI - seeking some advice!
Well successfully finished up replacing inner/outer and spindle bearings, races and seals today. Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for the guidance. And some notes/lessons for other first-timers: First side took me about 5hrs, plus a trip to O'reillys to rent a slide hammer and the...- seancporter
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Spindle Damage
Ah - gotcha. Yeah fingers crossed there was no deformation. Here's some after pics. there's still a very slight wide ridge, could barely feel it. Hopefully its alright. Thanks for the help guys--- seancporter
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Spindle Damage
Ground down the edge with a wheel brush. Seems like it cleaned up pretty well. No cracks. I think I'm going to put it back together this way and see how it goes. I'll post a pic shortly. Thanks for the quick help--- seancporter
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Spindle Damage
Thanks for the reply. I'll look, but it doesn't look like a crack, just a raised edge. 1/4" seems like a lot of material? should I just try to gently grind/brush it flush with the radius and see what's there?- seancporter
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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Spindle Damage
Hey guys, I'm in the middle of doing wheel bearings/spindle bearings on my D44HD and on the driver's side noticed some apparent damage toward the inside of the spindle. It's a raised line that runs around the spindle just before the flange where it meets the dust cover. just enough to catch...- seancporter
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New to my IDI - seeking some advice!
Thanks guys, walked away from carquest today with a big o box of stuff, will start digging in tomorrow. Also I've read lots on removal of the inner and outer wheel bearings, but any notes on removal/installation of the spindle bearings? oh and @ToughOldFord, I'm moving there, so I guess...- seancporter
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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New to my IDI - seeking some advice!
Thanks guys for the replies! I guess specifically, if I'm going to be doing outer/inner wheel bearings: Besides the wheel seal is there anything else I *should* do while I'm in there? What's the best way to diagnose/evaluate the condition of Alex seals, tie-rods and other bushings...- seancporter
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- Forum: 6.9L IH & 7.3L IDI Diesels
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New to my IDI - seeking some advice!
Hey all, Got my first IDI about a month ago. Came from a '91 Cummins, then a '03 Cummins, and now my '85 6.9 with an PO-installed ATS kit. May not be as powerful as my '03 was, but it's more fun =) Thanks to everyone contributing here I've been trying to catch up! Anyway I use the truck...- seancporter
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