help with dust cover on 03 ford 350 (swd) not 4X4

j-d wrote:
How's this project going?

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How's this project going?

Blue Loctite? Sure. Just keep water out if it to prevent rust from sticking it again. Personally, I used NevrSeez. I think an old time gasket sealer like the Permatex products would also seal the threads up.
is the Baddest of the Brake Lubes. It's designed to not run or melt out, even under the heat produced by ceramic brake pads. I got some for the our rear slides, but I did not apply any to the pads themselves. I don't think I have ever put "goop" of any kind on pad backings, caliper piston surfaces, etc. Of my various problems, noisy brakes have not been one. If you just want to use this lube on slide bolts, many auto supplies have little single-use envelopes (like the mayo at a fast food place) at the registers. It'd probably work on the caliper bracket bolt threads too...

What is your thoughts...

1... on re-installing caliper mounting bolts (not caliper slide pins)? Put on some (blue) lock-tite? The removable type.

2...Do I need to put in some "brake quiet"? The glue type stuff for brake pads.

Glad it was salvageable. You can usually tell how far gone a rotor is by visually comparing the thickness of the two platter surfaces. If one is notably thinner, the rotor will probably mic out thinner than reject thickness.
I don't know how often this happens or just why, but sometimes an OP has gotten a new hub where the nut studs were long enough to attach the lug nuts but not long enough to attach the VersaLiner wheel simulators.

Just got it back. $25.00 for turning. Environmental charge 4%. Shop supplies 4% Credit card processing fee $1.20 total after 9.5 tax was $30.88 I asked it would be easier to just say $30.00. He said his wife does the book work, NO it would not be easier!

All parts came in except left rubber brake line.

WOW! Post a picture - OF YOU!! You gotta be bigger tougher stronger than I am!

I think I paid just a little under $40.00 to have both front rotors resurfaced. Apparently an automotive drum/disc lathe can't handle the offset rotors on dually vehicles. I ended up in the "truck town" part of the city where the smallest vehicle I saw was an ambulance and the biggest was a mobile dragline. My E450 rotors were about the smallest parts they'd seen in awhile.

Then almost immediately I did the axle replace with different rotors. All the 2002-edition parts are available if we can work out the shipping.

PB blaster was sitting for couple days on stuck bolt. This afternoon I put on a opposite end of box end wrench (the full circle thing) and was ready to give it some good wacks with a hammer. Wanted to make sure wrench end was on secure. MY PALM hitting the wrench I was able to get it loose!!!

Tomorrow; take hub to be turned and pick up rest of parts.

Don't know what you pay but I'm paying $47.00 plus 9.9 tax to have hub turned. Seems expensive to me, but need to do it.

Thanks for the numbers. Mine is a "F" series (pick up style) I can't see where there would be any big difference of torque values between f and E series.

Also thanks for info on how much bolts can take in way of getting beat on. Keep telling wife, if bolts snaps I'm not going to be happy.

FSM torque for the caliper anchor plates is same as Haynes 141-191