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A to 1st Q: No, it doesn't.
A to 2nd Q: you can... but you will end up with way too much caster and a bad angle, prop shaft to diff pinion.
I suggest reading this thread.
This is what I do... (4-5deg positive caster is what you want, not more.)
You mean the wear marks on that axle shaft yoke....(?) It happens when the steering knuckle has excessive up-down play. Or if someone used the wrong bolts (too long), where #30 goes.
:giggle: ..... kind of, ha-ha. That spindle - as far as what can be seen in the pic - looks OK to me.
That stubborn bearing cone could just be stuck there because of a little rust, or much worse, it froze on the spindle, if it spun dry. Let's hope not...
Assuming you don't have the right type...
No, not when you pull a M35 hub/drum assembly .... The inner bearing cone (3994) will always stay in place until we pull it off of the spindle -usually with very little effort, since this is not a press fit.
These trucks use "cup-type" seals, pressed-on and stationary to the spindle, with the...
That's way too much toe in. In my experience, radials on these trucks should run almost parallel. (= close to zero toe-in).
Besides that, you want to check your caster angle. 3-4 deg positive is what works best, with radials. From factory, they come with 1-2°, at most.