Quick question. how are you supposed to lube the hubs? When I got it, the hubs would not unlock due to P/O never unlocking or cleaning them. I just took them both apart, cleaned and reinstalled and was wondering if I should put something in (I did oil them when installing, just not full).

Truck is not running, so it's not a huge deal. I plan on putting new hubs in, repacking the bearings and changing seals later on when I can put a lift on it. Right now I just wanted to free it up so it's easier to push around the yard (ever try to push a 4x4 Scab backwards on incline while front wheels are locked. :P ).

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Yikes! that first pic is pretty crusty, nice clean-up in the second pic.

...As to lube just lightly coat all the individual hub parts, particularly the moving parts, with a light coating of wheel bearing grease and you'll be good to go.

 

Would squirting some 90 gear oil in be fine? I was thinking about squirting it through one of the screw holes.

*I'd still like to know the above, but I'm just gonna get some bearing grease for them.

 

All that is suppose to go in there is standard wheel bearing grease. But to break up all the rust a little more 80/90 wont hurt it.

Come axle rebuild time (I am sure you will) make sure you replace the hubs inner press in grease seal. If the axles are grooved a bit ck into a "speede sleeve" repair.

Did mudrat ever get you a set of doors?

 

Here is some more D60 info:

Pirate4x4.Com - Extreme Four Wheel Drive

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Pirate4x4.Com - Extreme Four Wheel Drive

 

That'll work since these hubs aren't keepers anyways, but when you get your new hubs you'll wanna use wheel bearing grease...

Gear oil will just pool up in the bottom of the hub and get "flung" outward as the wheel spins, not lubricating where it's needed, as where grease will "cling" to the hub, axle, gears, etc.

 

gotcha. I plan on replacing all the seals when I do the hubs/lift/brakes/paint.

Nope, never even heard a word from him on the doors.

 

Hit up fordrealdrive on our chat thread he is a KC local and might have a lead on some doors.

 

well, finally gaining ground here. Got the hubs cleaned up, new rotors, new seals, repacked bearings and now putting lockouts back together. Still didn't get new locks, but I will eventually. Pic in a bit..