Front Hub

[ONLYTONY]

I just wanted to show what Lincoln did in 95. 4 stacked nuts. Been working on cars for 50 years, and never seen anything like it. Changing a hub; remove old one- install new one- put the tire on - put the car on the ground, and torque the nut-install dust cover, and your done. Should take 30 min-60 min for us old guys.

 

[Bangster]

Everything from my 89 Cougar, to my 97 Cougar, the 93 spindles I converted the 89 to the new style brakes, and my 97 Mark VIII had the caged nuts at all four hubs. I got two replacement caged nuts style for the 89, but all the rest I have used the Dorman flanged and single nut setup. I don't have a preference, other than I didn't break the cage to remove the other style, as the socket I had wouldn't fit. I don't think they were originally installed as the washer/cage, put on both thin nuts, then the cage bent around the nuts, and I didn't have any problems removing them that way, or installing new ones.

 

[olddavid]

No such thing as too much info when it comes to my car repair. I'm with Tony on my experience with wheel bearings. But, I'm not so set in my ways that I cannot see how much better the current solution is for R&R and safety. You CAN teach this old dog new tricks. Thank again to everybody. Having this car with a V8 and with the correct wheels making noises is great fun and worth every bit of maintenance and upkeep. I surprised a smart-ass Mercedes guy last night who was tailgating me on a rural road. Haven't had that adrenalin buzz for a while. While I'm posting, can I suggest we have a link to the library of Lincolns Online? That picture section in tech is a good resource. Is it disloyal to suggest this? I do not mean to be - this forum has current users, thank heaven.

 

[olddavid]

For such a simple job, this has presented many unanticipated dilemmas. When re-assembling, I was presented with the fact the hub needs to spin around the spindle, with the bearing fixed in place by 240 ft./lbs. The pictured repair at LincolnsonLine showed the spindle greased with a thick coating and he also removed the vestiges of the cage and re-used the large spacer-washer from the original assembly. I decided against either option. I lightly coated the machined area with just a film mostly for metal preservation - not lubricant. I also tossed the old washer. When I piled up the four nuts with cage, the replacement crush nut was the same depth as the four with washer and cage. So, I elected to only use the Dorman replacement. I re-torqued the spindle nut the next day and everything seemed like I can forget this part for another 100k miles. Anyone disagree with my reasoning? I've got good weather coming, so blend door and front bushings, and driver's door handle are in my future. Thanks for your input - everybody.