Wheel Hubs and Bearings: Notes

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Ford F-550 Super Duty, 2018 Ford F-450 Super Duty, 2018 Ford F-350 Super Duty, and 2018 Ford F-250 Super Duty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Wheel hubs and bearings consist of:

removable rotor from hub on all vehicles.
cartridge-type hub seal.
two opposed taper roller bearings supporting the hub.
ratcheting nut tabbed to a slot on the spindle.

The full-floating rear axle features disc brakes. The disc brake calipers must be removed to remove the rotors and hubs. The hub and rotor are removed as a unit. The hub and rotor can be separated once removed from the vehicle.