F 250 4WD HD Pickup V8-460 7.5L VIN G EFI (1997)
RH Shaft And Joint Assembly
REMOVAL
1. Raise the vehicle and install safety stands.
2. Remove the wheels and tires. See: Maintenance/Wheels and Tires
3. Remove the disc brake caliper. Securely wire the disc brake caliper to the frame. See: Brakes and Traction Control/Disc Brake System/Brake
Caliper
CAUTION: After removal, the disc brake caliper must be wired to the frame or otherwise supported to prevent suspending the disc brake caliper
by the flexible hose. If securing the disc brake caliper is not possible, disconnect the brake hose from the disc brake caliper. Plug the hose end to
prevent fluid loss and entry of air into the system. Upon installation of the disc brake caliper, bleed the brake system. See: Brakes and Traction
Control/Brake Bleeding
4. Remove hub locks, See: Wheel Hub wheel bearings, See: Wheel Bearing and lock nuts.
5. Remove the front disc brake hub and rotor See: Brakes and Traction Control/Disc Brake System/Brake Rotor/Discand front wheel bearing from
the front wheel spindle.
6. Remove the nuts retaining the front wheel spindle to the steering knuckle. Tap the front wheel spindle with a nylon or rawhide hammer to jar the
front wheel spindle from the knuckle. Remove the front disc brake rotor shield. See: Brakes and Traction Control/Disc Brake System/Brake
Rotor/Disc
NOTE: Relieve the suction between the axle shaft Rolling Diaphragm Seal (RDS) and the front wheel spindle by gently lifting the seal lip away
from the back of the front wheel spindle which will allow the front wheel spindle to slip off the axle shaft.
