OK, What Does This Silly Thing Do?
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On the steering knuckle on my F350. Appears to be a hose bung with a rubber cap.
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Looks like a bleeder fitting. Being that it's sticking up in the air like that makes me think it's for getting air out as oil/grease is pumped in ????
Can you post a pic with the rubber dust cover off ?
Paul
Can you post a pic with the rubber dust cover off ?
Paul
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All back together now. Just a tube with a hose barb end. It is open, the rubber is just a cap, slides right off and on.
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All Fords have a self destruct lever .. I think you found yours.coaledsweat wrote:On the steering knuckle on my F350. Appears to be a hose bung with a rubber cap.
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I'm thinking it has something to do with the vacuum operated locking hubs available on some models. Thank God I have manual hubs on mine!
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should be bleeder for front axle, lube heats up and expands
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It isn't on the axle housing, it is on the steering knuckle. And it can't vent if capped. It has to come apart, the rotor is bad. I'll get some more pics of it today hopefully.plumberman wrote:should be bleeder for front axle, lube heats up and expands
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I sure hope so!! This has me curious!!
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I can't see where it does anything on the ones I've taken apart. And why do you have to take that apart to swap out rotors?
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I'm not taking "it"apart, I'm taking the truck apart to change the rotor. You know, wheel off, caliper and bracket off, pull rotor. When apart, I can get better pics. The caliper pins were frozen solid, apparently for a very long time. The outsides of the front rotor have had zero contact with a brake pad in a dogs age. Pitted and lumpy, they have to go. Never had a pedal pulse like that!cabinover wrote:I can't see where it does anything on the ones I've taken apart. And why do you have to take that apart to swap out rotors?
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I had to replace several rotors on vehicles due to pitting and corrosion. These were everyday drivers that see over 10,000 miles a year and the brake calipers were working fine. My question is “what the hell are they making rotors out of these days?” Old Datsuns?coaledsweat wrote: The outsides of the front rotor have had zero contact with a brake pad in a dogs age. Pitted and lumpy, they have to go. Never had a pedal pulse like that!
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The port is for the ESOF locking hubs that are vacuum operated, found the answer on the FORD truck forum. Mine are capped because it has the manual actuated hub.
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Here's a better pic with the cap off.
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Just read what was written lol. International used to make a great high heat brake grease for pins like that, don't know if it's still available. I normally clean the pins up, and knock the crusty rust off the brake pad lands and then apply a light coat of wheel bearing grease to all of them. A cut off copper fitting wire brush in a drill does a great job on the pin holes and flush with brakecleen, then grease. Seems to hold up pretty well.coaledsweat wrote:I'm not taking "it"apart, I'm taking the truck apart to change the rotor. You know, wheel off, caliper and bracket off, pull rotor. When apart, I can get better pics. The caliper pins were frozen solid, apparently for a very long time. The outsides of the front rotor have had zero contact with a brake pad in a dogs age. Pitted and lumpy, they have to go. Never had a pedal pulse like that!cabinover wrote:I can't see where it does anything on the ones I've taken apart. And why do you have to take that apart to swap out rotors?
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Don't know if that was an early design or what but the vacuum ones I've worked on had two lines. I think probably one to activate and one to vent and release the hub. Works pretty good until it doesn't just like everything nowadays.coaledsweat wrote:The port is for the ESOF locking hubs that are vacuum operated, found the answer on the FORD truck forum. Mine are capped because it has the manual actuated hub.