Ford Ranger 1998 Workshop Manual page 10

1998 Ranger Workshop Manual
3. Verify that the needle bearing set is seated into the wheel hub and bearing.
Measure the depth between the face of the wheel hub and bearing and the face of the needle bearing
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set.
4. CAUTION: Make sure that all eight locking tabs are seated into the groove in the wheel hub and
bearing. Failure to do so may cause the thrust washer to come free from the wheel hub and bearing,
allowing the bearing preload nut to back off, causing wheel hub bearing failure.
Install a new thrust washer.
1. Coat the needle bearings with Ford High Temperature Wheel Bearing Grease E8TZ-19590-A meeting
Ford specification ESA-M1C198-A.
2. Install the new thrust washer.
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