Wheel Hubs & bearings for Ford F-250 Super Duty

Ford F-250 Super Duty Wheel Hubs and Bearings

The Ford F-250 Super Duty is a truck that relies on its wheels to haul heavy loads and tow large trailers. Wheel hubs and bearings help to improve the diesel trucks handling and safety. Before you replace your pickups system, it helps to understand how they work and how they can affect your rides performance.

Your Ford-250 Super Duty pickup trucks hub and wheel bearings work together. They serve a related purpose and have a similar appearance. The main difference between the two is the manufacturing process and position on your truck.

• Wheel bearings: Wheel bearings are circular components that house ball bearings. The bearings are lubricated to spin freely. They can be taken apart for repair and lubrication. Inserting the ball bearings requires heavy press machines.
• Wheel hubs: Also referred to as wheel hub assemblies, hubs are prepacked at a factory. Theyre installed on your vehicle as a single unit with the wheel bearings with bolts or heavy pressing. They cant be separated for maintenance.

Both components are critical to your Super Dutys overall safety. Theyre located between the brakes and the drive axle. The wheel bearings allow the wheels of your F-250 to spin freely with little effort and resistance. They also help to support the weight of the cab and your load. The hub assembly that houses the wheel bearings connects your wheels to the rest of the vehicle. The tires are attached to the hub, which is then attached to the axle.

• ABS: Sensors inside the wheel bearings measure the speed of your turning wheels. This information is used to determine if ABS should be initiated.
• Traction control: The same sensors used for the ABS is used by the traction control system to stabilize the Super Duty in rough terrain.
• Four-wheel drive: The hubs on one set of wheels are designed to engage and disengage from the drivetrain to change modes.

There are a few different wheel hub options for the Ford F-250 Super Duty pickup. The different design configurations manipulate the way your trucks hubs interact with the wheels. They can be used to switch in and out of four-wheel drive for more power and control.

• Manual lock: These locking hubs require you to stop the vehicle and switch drive modes manually. When unlocked, the hub will allow a set of wheels to spin freely without control from the drivetrain.
• Automatic lock: With automatic locks, you can switch in and out of two-wheel drive without having to get out of your Ford F-250 Super Duty.
• Solenoid lock: Solenoid locks utilize an electric current and magnetic field to change the Super Duty trucks driving configuration. The process is initiated inside the cabin with a press of a button.