2WD 2008 Ford F150 Wheel Bearing, Rotor & Spindle Replacement

Replacing the rotor and hub (one piece that includes the wheel bearing). Also replaced the spindle, because the wheel bearing destroyed the spindle on a 2008 Ford F150 2wd.

[@tedthornton7791]

How were the ball joints n control arms? My 06 Lariat 2 WD front spindles themselves were ok. Not to bad to remove rotors. Little high temp bearing grease on the spindles and center of rotor. I had very lightly sanded The area where bearing rides with real fine sand paper before greasing. Rotor slightly snug. No play. Thankful for that. I saw where you had that bearing stuck on and had to use lots of elbow grease so to speak. To get it off and replace the spindle. My issues were rotors ridging and little shake on hard braking. Discovered one caliper had a piston chipped. My rotors werent able to be turned and meet legal specs. So i replaced both rotors with Napa premium coated rotors and new spindle locking threaded nuts. Torqued to 295 foot lbs. Went ahead and replaced both front calipers with Napa premium floating coated calipers. New Napa premium silentguard semi metallic pads as well with new hardware. Applied anti seize to pad backs and threadlocker blue to all bolts. Bled all 4 calipers and capped off master cylinder. Shake upon hard braking gone now and increased braking response. Braking grunted a little for first 20 miles or so. Seems to be gone now. Good video .

[@thomasfixit7931]

Thanks!

[@kellykillam8643]

Awesome Vid!! Those axel nuts are a BEAR to get off!!! You did good!! Lots of good looks at "what one might run into" when attempting this job!

[@thomasfixit7931]

Thanks! I always try to video the stuff I fix, it might help someone

[@AustinMoore-w9c]

Was the place you got it from (WholeSale Parts Express) out of Fort Lauderdale Florida.

[@thomasfixit7931]

Yes

[@jtelliso]

I have ruined 3 1/2 heads trying to get one of these off. These are no joke.

[@thomasfixit7931]

Sorry to hear. They can be mean

[@codyisarat]

Just did the same job on my 08 f150. However, the rotor/hub assembly would not turn very freely after being torqued down. The passenger side rotated perfectly free as yours did in the video. Any ideas why my driver side will barely spin once the axle nut is torqued to 300ft lbs? Both sides were tested without brakes installed. I did use a torque wrench. Not an impact.

[@Nunya-_-]

Pretty sure the actual spec is 296 but not sure if torquing it to 300 would cause problems like that

[@codyisarat]

@@Nunya-_- nah it ended up being a bad wheel bearing out of the box… thanks acdelco😂 new rotor/bearing installed and spins freely.

[@thomasfixit7931]

Glad you got it replaced!

[@xaviertaylor2088]

Bro where did u get a spindle from I can’t find one anywhere for the exact truck

[@thomasfixit7931]

Wholesale Parts Express. Was expensive, but only place I could find it.

[@blocklabelfilms4867]

What? Dude they’re $5 on rock auto

[@blocklabelfilms4867]

And the one in the video is not the right one lol

[@jasonwhitlow7774]

O'Reilly's auto parts

[@marvinmiller7244]

Not a lot of info in this video. A LOT of important topics skipped over. What about the bearing installation? What about the ball joint installation, the ball joint press, the ball joint torque, what spindle grease did you use, how did you actually get the brake pads back on?

[@thomasfixit7931]

Wheel bearing and hub assembly is one piece, that's how it is sold

[@joshuatalley8209]

Not.for 2wd..I can't find a hub assembly for a 2wd Ford f150 2008?

[@TJMoore-yj7np]

@@joshuatalley8209rock auto

[@jdunst69]

Did u happen to find the bear hub assembly for 2wd? I can't find any except 4wd

[@tracysmith9934]

I noticed that too ,

[@mickeymallette2663]

I am looking at an F150 that was wrecked and broke the front spindle and upper control arm. It’s been repaired with all OEM parts. How big of a deal is that ?

[@thomasfixit7931]

If they fixed it right, you should be fine.

[@mickeymallette2663]

@@thomasfixit7931 I feel good they did

[@jdunst69]

For the bearing hub, did you use a 4wd hub? Looks kinda like the 4wd hub. Can't find any for 2wd so wondering I'd the 4wd hub assembly would work

[@thomasfixit7931]

The spindle was hard to find, the rotor hub assembly you should be able to find at the auto parts store

[@jonfogelsonger7988]

i suppose there is good better best what brand of rotor hub did you buy is it OEM? or other brand

[@thomasfixit7931]

Dealer rotor and hub assembly, it was actually cheaper than the part store

[@albertbianco5656]

Can you tell me where you found the spindle at I have a 2007 F150 XL RWD 4.6l V8 the needs to be replaced the Bearing warped the spindle Now I having a hard time finding one

[@thomasfixit7931]

Found it online, some parts place in FL. I'll see if I can find the name

[@kokirilegend5180]

After removing the nut at 6:03, how were you able to remove the spindle? I am having a tough time getting it to come off. Thanks!

[@thomasfixit7931]

Yes, hopefully you got it off

[@THEGAME-tz6yu]

where can I buy the part

[@thomasfixit7931]

Hard to find. I found a place in FL, don't remember the name

[@1cooksnmrcs]

How can the ball joints not spin on you while tightening it with a socket? Small socket to hold the bolt and wrench to turn the bolt.

[@jasonwilliams4390]

Size of the cotter pin? Merry CHRISTMAS! Subbed..

[@thomasfixit7931]

Thanks! I bought the Ford cotter pin set at the parts store, don't remember size. It was a pack with different sizes. Try Advanced Auto Parts

[@twotatanka5396]

Well this is gonna suck

[@thomasfixit7931]

Yep, not going to lie

[@absolutehellion1768]

Brother. Those bearings gave you a fit didn't they? I felt that pain

[@thomasfixit7931]

That axle nut was mean.

[@aaronhollingsworth446]

Did u do tip one first thdn botton