Front Axles

FORD BRONCO
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JWALTH02
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Hi I have a 92 full size bronco eddie bauer edition with roughly 211000 miles on it. I need to know how I find out what size and type of axle I have on the front because I'm told the passenger side axle is bent. This is because I just put in brand new superwinch manual locking hubs and whenever I engaged the 4x4 i would hear a grinding noise. When I pulled the hub apart just to look at it my hand was covered in powdery metal that fell out of the inside. I asked a friend of mine and he said it could be bent.

I've looked all over the repair manual and the truck manual that came with it and I get nothing. I don't see any pins or tags on the arms or anything showing what they would be. I really want to get this fixed and don't want to put in another hub just for it to be ground to shreds. Thanks for your time.
Jun 17, 2007 at 4:46 AM
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BRUCE HUNT
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If they flicker, it is a connection problem. Loose connection or bad connection.
Mar 19, 2007 at 7:10 AM
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JWALTH02
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No I haven't yet, I have to wait till the parts get in since the local stores don't have them. But I ordered the shroud and fan and everything so I'm hoping it fixes it.
Jun 17, 2007 at 2:44 PM
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REYNOLDS810
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you could have a bent axel but are you aure the bearings and races were good and were not over tightned or too loose if there are no tags I think think you cna measure the ring gear I manage for Oreilly Auto parts
I will look up the axel and see what options there are and how to tell the difference and get back to you tomorrow evening it will be around 6pm when I get home
Jun 17, 2007 at 2:54 PM
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