Working Towards A Working 4X4!
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Fleet Mechanic
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Working Towards A Working 4X4!
I am back with an update as usual.
The two jobs are churning and the funds are coming in and I have put forth effort into fixing up Mugly.
I would like to Thank Les again for donating a set of EOSF steel braided lines towards my project. I installed them yesterday evening while also taking apart my auto hubs to R&R them. Good news on the hubs is that I have figured out why one of them wasn't working. The bad news however is that I think I might need to replace the entire hub.
I have been on Parts Guy Ed's website and I can't even find the price of a auto hub or pieces for one. The part I have broken is the white nylon star shaped piece that is one of the first pieces to remove when taking the hub apart. I wish I could post up a picture but I am borrowing the girlfriend's laptop to even make this post.
I will try and give Ed a call tomorrow so I can get a hub on the way since I am assuming I can't order individual hub pieces.
The two jobs are churning and the funds are coming in and I have put forth effort into fixing up Mugly.
I would like to Thank Les again for donating a set of EOSF steel braided lines towards my project. I installed them yesterday evening while also taking apart my auto hubs to R&R them. Good news on the hubs is that I have figured out why one of them wasn't working. The bad news however is that I think I might need to replace the entire hub.
I have been on Parts Guy Ed's website and I can't even find the price of a auto hub or pieces for one. The part I have broken is the white nylon star shaped piece that is one of the first pieces to remove when taking the hub apart. I wish I could post up a picture but I am borrowing the girlfriend's laptop to even make this post.
I will try and give Ed a call tomorrow so I can get a hub on the way since I am assuming I can't order individual hub pieces.
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I believe I only need one. Basically the ring around the nylon piece shattered away allowing the internals to run a wry in the hub, preventing even a manual locking.
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Mark,
Thank you so much! I will be sure to get online asap after I get them back in and put together.
Can anyone recommend the appropriate degreaser to clean all the hub components?
Thank you so much! I will be sure to get online asap after I get them back in and put together.
Can anyone recommend the appropriate degreaser to clean all the hub components?
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Just general brake cleaner should do the trick. Might have to use quite a bit as the grease will be thick but if you clean as much as you can with a putty knife and screw driver, it shouldn't be too hard of a job. If you would have access to a parts washer the job would be even easier. The stream under pressure would clean the bearings better. Or are you putting in new bearings?
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Fleet Mechanic
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Mark, got the parts today as anticipated. Its a rainy day here in Alaska so what a better time then to assemble my hubs and give them a real test?
Looks like I will pick up some brake cleaner and wash them out.
Thanks again Mark! This forum is absolutely fantastic!
Looks like I will pick up some brake cleaner and wash them out.
Thanks again Mark! This forum is absolutely fantastic!
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So after all this my 4x4 is working quite well but I am having another problem. One of my hubs is physically tough to turn, it looks like the O-ring around the hub may have broken. Do I need to replace the external portion of the hub or is there a way I can fix this?
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You don't.
See the big note half-way down this page:
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See the big note half-way down this page:
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