F150 Outer Bearing Hubs and CV's

[Bugpac]

The cv catalog calls them out 97-02 as well....

[bdkw1]

Originally Posted by standfast

I just wanted to get this clear. The 97-03 F150 4x4 front bearing hubs and outer CV's will recieve a standard 930 axle right? yes

From whiplash's thread it looks like it is a plunging CV and he measured approximately 2.5" of plunge.

Does the 930 axle C-clip retain the axle correctly in the Ford CV? It will be a pain to get on the outer, but it can be done. Getting it back apart may be a different story.

Also the splines from the 930 will slide inside the CV like a 930 will? Yes, on the outer you will need another groove and clip to keep the axle from going in to far and mushrooming the end.

I am curious how much it is cabable of sliding on the splines or is that included in that 2.5" measurement? The outer will give about .75 of plunge on the splines. Inner????

What is the bolt pattern for the bearing hubs? It looks like there is 3 bolts. Same as all the microstubs. I can get the BC at home later.

What is the opening size in the plate to clear the bearing?

Also confirming that the Ford bolt pattern is 5 on 135. Yes

I am assuming with this setup you would use a 930 CV on the inner? You could.

I have a part# for the bearing - Timken 515017 ? Price is $150 ea. where I found them.

Rockauto.com has the complete axle/halfshaft for $52each where I found them. I guess you have to buy the whole halfshaft just to get the outer CV?

If anyone can confirm this info I would appreciate it.

Hope this helps.

[standfast]

So how do you get the stock F150 halfshaft apart and together if the clips are such a pain? What is your plan bdkw1?

If it is the same as the chevy ones it is 3 on 4.75" with a 3.65" opening.

[dunerocket]

According to Timken, 515017 has a 3 hole bolt circle on 125.88 mm and a thread of M14x1.5

http://www.timken.com/en-us/products...cGuide7534.pdf

Search the pdf for the bearing P/N and you'll find that info.

[plkracer]

I've been messing with different front cv seups for a little qwhile now, and almost all of them have a small round clip made of a round piece of metal. Give the axle a solid tug and it pops out. Sometimes you have to holt the axle in a vise and hit the star to push the ring back into it's groove so the star can slide over it.

DO NOT use a standard clip with this setup. It will not come apart without destroying something. Get the round clips if you need it to hold together. I haven't messed with fords, but the gm cars cv's pop off with a solid tug, but the VW units need to be stuck in a vise, then tapped off. They use an oval ring, while it is thin, the star has to pinch it and break it into two to slide off. I stuck my axles in a vise and used a soft drift pin on the star. I used GM clips which are easier to get apart when needed.

[plkracer]

According to my latest knowledge, bdk is not using the clips that will go into the cv. He has such little plunge that the axle can't come out unless he breaks a component. He is using clips outside of the cv though.

[standfast]

I suppose if your limit strap or shock is keeping it in at full droop and it's not going anywhere at full bump, it wouldn't matter right? You just have to pay attention to it when you take your shock and limit strap off? Or enlarge the groove in the axle so you can fit the round wire style c-clips in it.

[plkracer]

The round wire clips will fit into type 2 axles so if you wanted to use them on a 930 axle, it should be fine. The gm's run a smaller clip than the vw. GM uses aboutn a 1.5 mm clip and the vw is about 2 mm diameter wire.

[plkracer]

About the axle popping out, there shouldn't be a problem with bdk's setup, because there is little plunge. He is also using 2 outer cv's and not an inner. If the shock broke or he were to take it off, the axle may slide out, it depends on the design.

[bdkw1]

Yeah, what he said!

I'm only running outer clips to keep the axle from going to far into the CV. If the axle comes out, there will be bigger problems than loosing the axle.