OOps i messed it up axle nut thing whatever it is

[Firelyte]

Ok I have a 2000 ford f150 5.4 XL 7700 and I was tightening the axle nut or the nut in front of the wheel bearing on the front right side and I accidentally torqued it too much till I broke the threads now it just spins and YES I’m embarrassed i thought it was like an axle and needed more torque than it actually needed but no this apparently doesn’t need THAT much torque so i Don’t even know how to find the part to replace because i don’t even know what its called It is the Part that connects to both the upper and the lower control arm on a rear wheel drive vehicle that the wheel or axle nut also screws onto holding the wheel bearings and the rotor in place. What exactly is this part called and maybe i’ll get lucky and just need a new wheel/axle nut but i also don’t know where to find that. Is there any kind of trick i can pull here or can i just rethread the axle or spindle? I really don’t want to replace that whole hub thing but i think i might have too. I’m also really sad this happend I’m having a bad day.

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[619DioFan]

Is this a 4×4 ? are you referring to the axle nut ?

[619DioFan]

can you post a pic of the damaged part ?

[John Hugon]

Are you talking about #24 is circled around in this picture (link) If so and the threads are gone I would replace…maybe someone else has a good fix that would be safe….
http://repairguide.autozone.com/znetrgs/repair_guide_content/en_us/images/0996b43f/80/20/97/64/medium/0996b43f80209764.gif

Ford F150 procedure on front wheel bearing adjustment: (2 wheel drive, rear wheel drive truck)
Use only front wheel bearing grease recommended for Ford
With the brake disc and hub on the spindle, and the wheel bearing installed and the spindle nut on just hand tight,

1) While rotating the hub/rotor,tighten the spindle nut to 30 lb/ft (40 Nm)
2) Loosen the spindle nut two turns
3) Rotate the hub/rotor and tighten the spindle nut to 17-24 lb/ft (23-34 Nm)
4) Back off the spindle nut 1/2 turn
5) tighten the spindle nut while rotating the disc to 17 lb/in (2 Nm)
Note that the last torque is INCH POUNDS, not FOOT POUNDS.

[Firelyte]

on the diagram you posted part number 23 is the part that i messed the threads up on most likely i may just have worn the threads on the nut in which case i might luck out but i think i have to find that number 23 part because it is what the spindle comes on but also i kind of have a bit of an issue here because My f 150 is a 7 lugger its not even the same as any other f 150 ive ever seen it is the 7700 edition that makes finding parts for it a pain in the ass

[John Hugon]

I didn’t see the 7700 LBS rating…if I remember that was only 4WD not 2WD. If 4WD… the specs I gave you are wrong….like 619DioFan stated; try to post a picture.

[EricTheCarGuy]

If part #23 is indeed what you stripped, you’re going to need to replace it. I believe it’s called the knuckle assembly. That said, I think your best bet is to find one in a salvage yard and just purchase the entire assembly. That will save you some work as well as some money.

Goo luck and keep us posted.

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