original wire wheel front right hub& jacking up car

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hello-after some kind information from earlier posts, I think that one of my hubs is either not original or the studs were not pressed in straight such that the studs are not centered in the wheel holes and will wear oval holes in the wheel holes. so I have to remove the hubs and have a machine shop set the studs perpendicular,72 dgrees apart, 5" diam. M y questions: 1. is putting the jack under the king pin is best? I don't want to break the cross piece 2 anything I should /know about getting hubs off like is the outer race left threaded- what else? you thank- i'm a beginner
 
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Re: original wire wheel front right hub

The front wheel bearings are removed by turning them in the same direction the wheel would turn when driving forward. So the right one turns clockwise to come off, and the left one turns counter clockwise.
 
Re: original wire wheel front right hub

thank you-can anyone tell me where not to place hydraulic bottle jack?does the outer bearing come off without special tool?
 
The hubcap removal wrench has a special hole in it to remove the outer wheel bearing retainer. It's shaped like a circle that has the top and bottom clipped off. But I imagine that it can be removed successfully with a crescent adustable wrench.

I put the jack on the axle itself.
 
Considering the price of another hub vs paying a machine shop for doing just about anything, I recommend simply swapping out the hub!
 
The 1926-27 "hub cap" wrench has two "flaps" on the bearing wrench (double D wrench) to fit the outer bearings which are recessed below the edge of the hub. As with any bearing, you want to seat it then back off one hole for the cotter pin. An adjustable or channel locks will do it but the wrench is the correct tool. Ford kept the big end (for wood wheel caps) as well because it fits the hot radiator cap perfectly as well. ws

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Wood wheel style wrench
 
I would not use a bottle jack. They slip off very easily. Get yourself a good hydraulic floor jack, you can use them anywhere and they don't tip over or slid around. Just my opinion.
 
thanks to all-i've learned a great deal-i was afraid to put a jack under the axle because I saw in an old post that the axle could bend
 
If you jack the rear axle up from the middle it could bend. The front one is ok to lift from an end, or even the middle if you wanted to.
 
It's OK to use a Ford jack. I put it between the perch and the wheel. Just to be safe, be sure the rear brakes are set, or even better, chock the rear wheels..
 

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If you're wondering how to tell a left hand thread from a right hand thread (other than turning it and seeing which way it goes,) hold your two hands out in front of you with the palms down. Curl your fingers down as if they were holding a long threaded rod in front of you. Look at your two thumbs and see which way they are angled. Then, look at the thread. The threads will appear to start on the one side towards you and then move to either the left or right on the side away from you. The thumb that matches the thread is the "handedness" of the thread. Make sense?
 
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