QU20394U Used Bare Rear Wheel Hub for 1969.5-1979 F250 Dana 60

QU20394U Good Used Bare Rear Wheel Hub for 1969.5-1979 Ford F-250 fits 4x2 and 4x4 5,300 pound rated Dana 60 Full Floating Rear Axles. QU30294U is just the bare wheel hub, it does not include bearing cups or studs. Available while supplies last.

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Dan the Gear Man® Tech Notes:
Brake Size
Year Breaks
Lubrication
Spindle Lockwasher
Wheel Bearing Adjustment
Matching Parts
Applications

Tech Note 1: Brake Size
QU20394U works with either 12-1/8" x 2" or 12" x 2-1/2" Brake Drums.

Tech Note 2: Year Breaks
1969: Midway through the 1969 model year, Ford changed the F250 rear axle spindle size effective with serial number F30000 (some sources list as F70000). The spindle thread size was increased from 1-13/16" to 2". QU20394U fits axles with 2" spindle thread size. and both inner and outer wheel bearings are the same size. 
1978: Effective with build date September 18, 1978, Ford started using Bendix hub and drum assemblies on 4x4 models. The hub may look slightly different, but the Kelsey Hayes (1969-1978) and Bendix (1978-1979) hubs are interchangeable.

Tech Note 3: Lubrication
The wheel bearings need to be packed with clean NLGI #2 wheel bearing grease to provide initial lubrication until oil from the differential can flow into the wheel hubs. We recommend Motorcraft Premium Long-Life Grease which meets Ford lubricant specification ESA-M1C75-B.

Tech Note 4: Spindle Lockwasher
Never reuse a spindle lock washer! These parts are designed for a single use. If you reuse one of these, metal fatigue on the spindle notch tab or any previously bent over tabs can cause that tab to break off. A broken tab WILL NOT prevent the spindle nuts from coming off! If you think these washers are expensive, you will not like what it costs to fix your truck after the hub and wheel flies off going down the interstate! See QU20017.

Tech Note 5: Wheel Bearing Adjustment

1. Adjust the inner spindle nut with QT1009 or QT1009i Spindle Nut Socket to 50-80 lb-ft. while rotating the hub.
   
2. Back the nut off 1 turn
3. Re-torque to 50-80 lb-ft. while rotating the hub.
4.  Put a thin coat of grease on both sides of a NEW QU20017 Lock Washer. 
5. Install the washer on the spindle and push it up against the inner spindle washer.
6. Tighten the Lock Nut to 90-110 lb-ft. (the 90-110 spec is from official Ford Shop Manuals, however that much torque will usually shear the spindle tab on the lock washer. If you shear off a tab, get a new Lock Washer and try torquing the outer nut to a lower value. Back in the days when I worked on a lot of 1970's vintage Fords, I usually torqued the outer spindle nut to 50-60 lb-ft. while rotating the hub.
7. Check the hub spins freely, then check the wheel bearing/hub end-play. The end play measured with a dial indicator indicating off the hub should be 0.001" to 0.010".
8. When the correct end-play is achieved. Bend 2 tabs inward over the inner nut and 2 tabs outward over the outer nut.

Tech Note 6: Matching Parts
Matching Parts for QU20394U Rear Wheel Hub:
QU50411 Timken Wheel Bearing Cup (2 used per side)
QU50412 Timken Wheel Bearing (2 used per side)
QU50923 Timken Wheel Bearing Set (includes 1 each QU50411, QU50412)
QU90001 Wheel Seal
QU40078 Axle Shaft Flange Gasket
TK8303 Master Rear Wheel Bearing, Seal, and Gasket Kit with Install Tools
TK8320 Rear Wheel Bearing, Seal, and Gasket Kit
QU20017 Spindle Lock Washer
QU20018 Spindle Nut
QU90018 Pyroplex Plus Synthetic Wheel Bearing Grease
QT1009i Spindle Nut Socket
QT1801 Wheel Bearing Cup Installer
QT1502 Wheel Seal Installer
QT5500 Wheel Bearing Packer

Applications
Ford:
F-250 starting with serial number F30000: 1969
All Ford F250 models with 5300 pound rated Dana 60 Rear Axle: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979