Missing Screw on Warn Hubs
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Missing Screw on Warn Hubs
I was checking the pressure in my tires when I noticed one of the screws on the hub lock face is missing! WTF?! Maybe a masked marauder with a utility belt full of allen wrenches molsted my truck, or maybe it just walked out on it's own. I checked all the screws, and all the others are tight. Strange to say the least!
I wonder if this would fall under Warn's warranty on my hubs. . .
I wonder if this would fall under Warn's warranty on my hubs. . .
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Fleet Mechanic
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Instructions didn't say anything about using loctite, but then again when the hell was the last time you heard of someone losing a hub screw? It's a mystery, kinda like the missing left sock in the dryer.
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ya same here....i bet i have a drawer full of'em. you can find them pretty easily though at specialty nut and bolt places on-line. i replaced all mine with star headed screws for a better grip and less chance of stripping them out
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I bet it's not missing, but broke off...
My buddy Ryan's 84 F150(with welded front diff) practicly ate the allen bolts, it'd snap them off just inside the cap, for no apparent reason.
My buddy Ryan's 84 F150(with welded front diff) practicly ate the allen bolts, it'd snap them off just inside the cap, for no apparent reason.
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Originally Posted by 82F100SWB
I bet it's not missing, but broke off...
My buddy Ryan's 84 F150(with welded front diff) practicly ate the allen bolts, it'd snap them off just inside the cap, for no apparent reason.
My buddy Ryan's 84 F150(with welded front diff) practicly ate the allen bolts, it'd snap them off just inside the cap, for no apparent reason.
Originally Posted by bremen242
I'd never use locktite.. you'd never get those allen headed screws out... Then again, I've never had one back out...
Service removable loc-tite for small fasteners works good. No need to heat it up to get the screws out. All loc-tite is not created equal.
Last edited by tellico racing; Jun 30, 2004 at 07:27 AM.
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Nope, that definatley was not the problem, when it started breaking the bolts, the lockouts, wheel bearings, and spindle bearings were brand new...
Doesn't matter now... Truck's long dead...
Doesn't matter now... Truck's long dead...
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Originally Posted by tellico racing
Service removable loc-tite for small fasteners works good. No need to heat it up to get the screws out. All loc-tite is not created equal.
Ever use the purple loc-tite? I found some in my work bench... now I am thinking it says "service removable".. hmm.. I thought that was what the blue stuff was for.. 
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