Brandons
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- Ontario, Canada
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 06 F150 SC 5.4
So today i decided to look into why the left side has gone through yet another autohub, and the right side is still great with original (knock on wood). I popped it off and noticed right away ive got alot of mangled gears?
Heres some photos...
That picture you can see two cracks there, one in the center kinda gear, and one in the one on the outside. Chances are i could probably pry the gear apart and pull it right off, but i dont want to at the moment.
heres an image with all the cracks drawn in (just in case) in red
The problem im having is figuring out how to get the ring that holds all the gears on, off. it seems to only go half way around. Im not too sure if its actually missing or comes like that. chances are with my luck its missing.
I have a parts explorer round back that appears to be in good tact (since it got new hubs before we bought it).
I want to get this fixed tonight, but im lost on getting the ring kind of thing off. If anyone could give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated
thanks
Heres some photos...

That picture you can see two cracks there, one in the center kinda gear, and one in the one on the outside. Chances are i could probably pry the gear apart and pull it right off, but i dont want to at the moment.
heres an image with all the cracks drawn in (just in case) in red

The problem im having is figuring out how to get the ring that holds all the gears on, off. it seems to only go half way around. Im not too sure if its actually missing or comes like that. chances are with my luck its missing.
I have a parts explorer round back that appears to be in good tact (since it got new hubs before we bought it).
I want to get this fixed tonight, but im lost on getting the ring kind of thing off. If anyone could give me some advice it would be greatly appreciated

thanks