Ford F-150 Brake Job

[TNTaylor]

I just got back from the local Firestone where I had my brakes done on a 2006 F-150 super cab.  When the mechanic got the wheels off he noticed the spindle nuts on the front wheels were labled "DO NOT RE-USE".  It turned out they're a dealer part and cost $35 each.  It really pisses me off that Ford uses a non re-useable spindle nut and charges an outrageous price to replace it.  They must be using a government pricing method for their parts.  Are there any Ford mechanics on this site who can explain to me why Ford is using this type of spindle nut and why does it cost so much?  It looks like a typical nut to me. 

[crom A zone]

i no ford tech but i can tell u i changed over 10 of those bad boys off and re used them. if u look at it its nylon that gets ruined so all u do when put em on is loc-tite and u are golden


now if ford would have used cotter pin on end of it it would not say do not re use, ford says that so they dont have liabilty of rotor lossing up and hub coming off while driving

[montel]

hello are you talking about lug nut or nut on the font cv joint

[big-daddy]

I think his talking about the driveshaft nut on the front axle

[crom A zone]

no on the 2wd 04 and up (new body style) the switch to a sealed front bearing and instead of doing nut with castle but and cotter pin they switch to a new style nut that has rubber or nylon that holds rotor/hub combo on the spinlde



since its rubber or nylon is found after it has been un threaded it can not be used to safely lock nut on spindle.


that is why i put lock tight on the threads and torq down to spec so i no nut can not un thread resulting in wheel coming off spindle

[TNTaylor]

CromAZone is excatly right except it also has a castle cap & cotter pin on top of the spindle nut.  If I had done the brakes at home, I probably would have re-used the original spindle nut with some loc tight but Firestone couldn't so I paid $70 for 2 nuts.

[crom A zone]

ya i could never pay some to do breaks or tuneup on  car its so easy and they charge way to much money

[montel]

they use does nut for less time when they built the truck at the factory and spend more out your pocket

[Chuck Norris]

I just got back from the local Firestone where I had my brakes done on a 2006 F-150 super cab.  When the mechanic got the wheels off he noticed the spindle nuts on the front wheels were labled "DO NOT RE-USE".  It turned out they're a dealer part and cost $35 each.  It really pisses me off that Ford uses a non re-useable spindle nut and charges an outrageous price to replace it.  They must be using a government pricing method for their parts.  Are there any Ford mechanics on this site who can explain to me why Ford is using this type of spindle nut and why does it cost so much?  It looks like a typical nut to me. 

The engineers designed the rotors to be machined on the vehicle to obtain the most true cut when machining. It is the lack of knowledge when going outside of the dealerships that cause you to spend more money then necessary. I know we all try to save money when you can but there are something that better left to the people who are experienced in their field. The brake job we offer is cost 172.00. You also get lifetime brake pads.