Help with 1993 Explorer part

I believe it's the washers shown here...

http://tinyurl.com/hfwk9

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- Zilla
Cary, NC USA
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"Zilla" > wrote in message news:...
> 1993 4dr 4WD V6.
>
> I had front end-work done on my car. The mechanic,
> whom I know well, said my front hubs had 2 plastic
> washers (2 on each side) that needed replacing,
> but he couldn't find "just the washers." He's called
> around and everyone told him that the only way to
> get the washers is to buy the whole hub assy., a
> $300 cost. Needless to say I said leave them for
> now since I don't currently need/use 4WD.
>
> What are these washers called? Who can possibly
> sell "just the washers"?
>
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> - Zilla
> Cary, NC USA
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I don't know which plastic washers you are looking for in that
assembly. The "fragile" parts include a three-fingered plastic
actuator/cam follower inside the hub, There's a plastic cam that rides
on the end of the spindle and around the stub axle. Further inside
the hub, there are two plastic toothed sections. One is permanently
part of the hub housing, while the other is driven by the stub axle
through a little splined sleeve. Do any of these descriptions sound
like the part your mechanic describes? It really doesn't matter much,
since the individual parts are not available anyway.

A few months ago, I tossed all 8 of the spare hubs I'd gathered over
the years for my '92. Sold the car with the original hubs still
working fine, and saw no need for the spares any more. Oh well...


dr bob


"Zilla" > wrote:

>I believe it's the washers shown here...

>http://tinyurl.com/hfwk9

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>"Zilla" > wrote in message news:...
>> 1993 4dr 4WD V6.
>>
>> I had front end-work done on my car. The mechanic,
>> whom I know well, said my front hubs had 2 plastic
>> washers (2 on each side) that needed replacing,
>> but he couldn't find "just the washers." He's called
>> around and everyone told him that the only way to
>> get the washers is to buy the whole hub assy., a
>> $300 cost. Needless to say I said leave them for
>> now since I don't currently need/use 4WD.
>>
>> What are these washers called? Who can possibly
>> sell "just the washers"?
>>
>> --
>> - Zilla
>> Cary, NC USA
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>>
>>
>>

Thanks dr. bob. They're the parts
highlighted here, called thrust spacers.
http://trifs.dyndns.org/hub.jpg

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"dr bob" > wrote in message
...
> I don't know which plastic washers you are looking for in that
> assembly. The "fragile" parts include a three-fingered plastic
> actuator/cam follower inside the hub, There's a plastic cam that rides
> on the end of the spindle and around the stub axle. Further inside
> the hub, there are two plastic toothed sections. One is permanently
> part of the hub housing, while the other is driven by the stub axle
> through a little splined sleeve. Do any of these descriptions sound
> like the part your mechanic describes? It really doesn't matter much,
> since the individual parts are not available anyway.
>
> A few months ago, I tossed all 8 of the spare hubs I'd gathered over
> the years for my '92. Sold the car with the original hubs still
> working fine, and saw no need for the spares any more. Oh well...
>
>
> dr bob
>
>
> "Zilla" > wrote:
>
> >I believe it's the washers shown here...
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/hfwk9
>
> >--
> >- Zilla
> > Cary, NC USA
> > (Remove XSPAM)
>
>
> >"Zilla" > wrote in message news:...
> >> 1993 4dr 4WD V6.
> >>
> >> I had front end-work done on my car. The mechanic,
> >> whom I know well, said my front hubs had 2 plastic
> >> washers (2 on each side) that needed replacing,
> >> but he couldn't find "just the washers." He's called
> >> around and everyone told him that the only way to
> >> get the washers is to buy the whole hub assy., a
> >> $300 cost. Needless to say I said leave them for
> >> now since I don't currently need/use 4WD.
> >>
> >> What are these washers called? Who can possibly
> >> sell "just the washers"?
> >>
> >> --
> >> - Zilla
> >> Cary, NC USA
> >> (Remove XSPAM)
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
>

Here's an article on repairing the auto hubs which you may at least find
interesting. The author seems to think that bearings are usually the
problem with the hubs.
http://draco.acs.uci.edu/explorer/autohubs.html


"Zilla" > wrote in message
.. .
> Thanks dr. bob. They're the parts
> highlighted here, called thrust spacers.
> http://trifs.dyndns.org/hub.jpg
>
> --
> - Zilla
> Cary, NC USA
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>
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> "dr bob" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I don't know which plastic washers you are looking for in that
> > assembly. The "fragile" parts include a three-fingered plastic
> > actuator/cam follower inside the hub, There's a plastic cam that rides
> > on the end of the spindle and around the stub axle. Further inside
> > the hub, there are two plastic toothed sections. One is permanently
> > part of the hub housing, while the other is driven by the stub axle
> > through a little splined sleeve. Do any of these descriptions sound
> > like the part your mechanic describes? It really doesn't matter much,
> > since the individual parts are not available anyway.
> >
> > A few months ago, I tossed all 8 of the spare hubs I'd gathered over
> > the years for my '92. Sold the car with the original hubs still
> > working fine, and saw no need for the spares any more. Oh well...
> >
> >
> > dr bob
> >
> >
> > "Zilla" > wrote:
> >
> > >I believe it's the washers shown here...
> >
> > >http://tinyurl.com/hfwk9
> >
> > >--
> > >- Zilla
> > > Cary, NC USA
> > > (Remove XSPAM)
> >
> >
> > >"Zilla" > wrote in message news:...
> > >> 1993 4dr 4WD V6.
> > >>
> > >> I had front end-work done on my car. The mechanic,
> > >> whom I know well, said my front hubs had 2 plastic
> > >> washers (2 on each side) that needed replacing,
> > >> but he couldn't find "just the washers." He's called
> > >> around and everyone told him that the only way to
> > >> get the washers is to buy the whole hub assy., a
> > >> $300 cost. Needless to say I said leave them for
> > >> now since I don't currently need/use 4WD.
> > >>
> > >> What are these washers called? Who can possibly
> > >> sell "just the washers"?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> - Zilla
> > >> Cary, NC USA
> > >> (Remove XSPAM)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
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> >
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