1999-2004 Ford F250 F350 Loose Axle Shaft, Broken Locking Hub, Bad Bearing, Bad Outer Shaft 

Thank you for this video. This just stated happening to my son F350. We did not take it apart yet.

Great tank god bless you

the reason it's "THAT BAD" is the vacuum seal is shot to

Ive replaced both wheel bearings and still have a weird grinding noise. Cant find anything rubbing together or grinding and it makes no sound while in 4x4, just while in 2WD which doesn’t make sense because the wheel bearing should be the only thing rotating if the hubs aren’t lock. I’m at a loss.

Great informative video! You state this is a common problem when these trucks are not maintained properly. But what is the proper maintenance? I have a 2004 F250. The maintenance schedule in my owner's guide instructs to "Lubricate 4x4 hub needle bearings" every 60k miles, but it does not specify whether it is referring to the outer bearings inside the locking hub or the inner bearings that ride on the axle shaft that you discuss in this video. Does it mean both? Should the entire hub assembly be completely removed every 60k to regrease these inner bearings?

Now I understand why that needle bearing is quite small, it only supports the drive shaft/axle. The actual wheel and weight of the truck is supported by the larger bearing of the hub. going to pull the locking hub and see how the drive shaft looks. Removing the entire hub is quite a pain.

great video

I replaced my hubs with OEM have any luck with aftermarket hubs I also bought a tool to set the dust seal

U should have a close up on the shaft to see what tapered edge is no good.

My outer tie rod is grinding on the actual rim ????

When I was driving every little bump made my trunk shake until I completely stopped

How do you lube that? Are there grease zirks?

I think my shaft is bent of something. I took the locking hub off to replace it and now the bastard wont go back on. When I spin the wheel I can see that the shaft isnt center. Still tryin to get it back on

Do you do repairs for the public?

Mine looks like that but just started only feel it in 4wd probably had 1/8 to a 1/4” of play is that the bad part?

Does a new hub assembly have the bearing in it when purchased?

Question. Can that make the tire wobble?

If the internal bearing you stated that holds the weight of the vehicle is starting to bind can I tear it down and change that bearing or do I need to replace the entire hub?

Great vid. At the start there is a lot of grease/oil deposit on the lower ball joint area. Is this normal build up or seepage from the axle? I have the same build up and trying to determine the cause. Thanks

Where is the link

Thank you