The Stupid Axle Questions Thread

east302 said:

Mine is a 4x4 so I can't help on the rotor and bearings, but would think that replacing them with new bearings would seem reasonable since you have them all apart.

On the caliper and hoses, go ahead and bolt the new hose and crush washer to the new caliper. The caliper should come with a new copper crush washer. Remove the old hose where it connects to the hard line and pull it and the old caliper out as one piece. Connect the new hose with caliper already attached and you're good. It will drip a fair amount but really isn't anything too bad. Just have some rags handy.

Use a line wrench on the brake line fittings to help avoid rounding off the bolt head.

Edit: Don't forget to check YouTube, there are usually videos that people have done showing repairs. It can come in handy.


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east302 said:

Try this one, maybe it will help...

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Vandyguy18 said:

Stupid question can I put 6lug axles on my 2wd 8.5 rear

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95C1500 said:

are sf 14 bolts not as common as i thought they were? Trying to find a disc brake conversion kit for them is proving to be hard because all I can find for 14 bolts are ff 8 lugs. Same with videos on youtube dealing with axle seal replacement. all that pop up are ff 8 lugs.

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ala.frosty said:

I bought a 1993 14-bolt SF 6-lug axle from a 4x4 2500 for my 1997 6-lug 4x4 1500. I also bought the 2500's master cylinder and front calipers. The axle has 13" diameter drums but the drum depth is 3" and the pads are about 2-7/8" wide. The drums do NOT pull off with the hubs. A wheel cylinder has been leaking so I'm going to replace both as well as the brake shoes. Brakes are listed for this application as "2.5" or 3.5" and mine are right in the middle. Does anyone know which wheel cylinder and brake shoes I should buy? If I buy the large 3500 wheel cylinder, will it still hit the shoes? I've read it will, but wanted to double-check.

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