hub carnage!
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: central ohio
hub carnage!
took apart the hub that i broke, looks like the locking ring broke in 3 places and the splines on the axle shaft part where the collar slides onto have stripped a little, probly broke but still held breifly. saving up for the "good" warns. not much more through here vs the 180 mile markers that i had. too bad i couldnt get rebuild parts for the hub. the body is undamaged. 
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: central ohio
at least i didnt break the chain in the transfer case or bust a axle. overall, losing a hub was the best thng that could happen under the circumstances. was my own fault really, i was backing into a parking spot where snow had been piled up behind. i didnt want the nose of the truck sticking out in the line of traffic, thought id just back up onto the snowpile. hubs were already locked, put it in 4 low, started backing up. there was clean,dry pavement under the front axle and of course as the truck started up the snowbank the rear tires were not on a high-traction surface. 4,300 pounds of truck with 500 pounds in the bed pushing against (who knows) much resistance from the snowpile, with all the force on the front axle with the transfer case in low range and the motor slightly above idle, i guess something was bound to give. i just didnt think about it that way until after i heard the "pop" and the sound of of ratcheting from the front end. im waiting on income tax to get my new hubs. glad i kept all my old parts. autos aint great, but working ones sure beat busted manual ones.
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Fleet Mechanic
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true, so far the old autos have been working, got 8 inches of snow last weekend and pulled a mini-van 1/2 mile through belly-dragging snow, broke a tow strap twice, but the truck wasnt quitting. that was not a day for a 2wd.
