how do you pull the front axles out of the diff on a 1994 f150, do you have to drop the diff or will they pop out, anyone??

 

For further reference once you remove the driver side spindle that shaft pulls straight out, however on the passenger side there is a c-clip in the 3rd member housing that has to be removed. When you put it back together you can skip putting the c-clip on and preload the slip joint with most of the spring from a valve, by doing this if the u-joints go out again I won't have to drop the third member to replace them the passenger shaft will pull right out as well

 

Does this follow the same deal for front axle/cv boots and joints for a 97 150 4.6 4x4?

 

Negative.... 97 up is totally different...

 

Could you enlighten me on how each side can be removed?

 

97 is the first year for the indy front suspension right?? just unbolt the cv shafts right?? the companion flanges.

 

Thats it? Not bad!

 

i think so... pick up a haynes manual it has all that in detail.

 

Are you wanting to pull the shafts?? Or the housing???

 

No, the TIB/TTB is an independent front suspension. The TIB started in the 50s, & the TTB in 1980.

 

no clue what steve83 is talking about. he is on a whole other level of ford knowledge.:o

 

TIB = Twin I-Beam
TTB = Twin Traction Beam (Dana 44 IFS)



Either of those sound familiar?

 

twin i beam o ok. ive seen those on broncos. they look beefy.

 

I did the left side on my 98 this weekend.
Jack up truck and put on STANDS. Remove front wheels, brake caliper( tie it up so it doesn't hang on the hose), remove the spindle nut. This next step I learned the hard way. Unbolt the CV axle from the differential THEN remove the upper ball joint nut and pull the spindle towards you as you lift up on the upper A-frame.
(I dropped/pulled the spindle before unbolting the axle and it pulled the inned joint apart making it too long to get the shaft out of the spindle. I cut the inner boot band and the "bolt-up" section fell off making it easy to get the axle out)
I also had to unbolt the bottom of the shock and pull it out of the way so I could get the new shaft back in. The rest is the reverse of the disassembly. Posted a few photos here if you wish to take a look. http://s11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...0pickups/TECH/