Freewheeling Hub Conversion

[shaun100]

Hi All,

Im thinking about having a "lokka" installed in the front of my 98 MK Triton.

I have been told by a few people I would be best off haveing freewheeling / manual hubs installed first..

Has anyone done this, is it hard to do at home?

Any information appreciated...

Cheers Shaun

[bakerboy]

ultra simple, pretty much everyone i know who has a lokka has changed to free wheeling hubs

it all just un bolts and bolts back on

[sick01]

Is it true that the series 1 free wheeling hubs bolt on to the series 2 nh no worries?

[bakerboy]

just check the cv diameter

Axle Data

Gen 1

2.6, 2.3TD, 2.5TD & 2.5TDI (some) :-
front axle = 25 spline, 29mm diameter, diff = 7.25" diameter (low pinion)
rear axle = 28 spline, 30.5mm diameter, diff = 8" diameter
3.0V6 :-
front axle = 28 spline, 29mm diameter, diff = 8" diameter (low pinion)
rear axle = 28 spline, 30.5mm diameter, diff = 9" diameter

Gen 2

3.0V6 :-
same as Gen 1 except for NH & NJ auto has 7.25" diameter front diff (high pinion) NH & NJ 5sp man has 8" diameter front diff (high pinion)
2.5TDI :-
same as NH & NJ auto
3.5V6 & 2.8TDI :-
front axle = 28 spline, 29mm diameter, diff = 8" diameter (high pinion)
rear axle = 31 spline, 33.5mm diameter, diff = 9.5" diameter

[hudson44]

My advice is to steer clear of the AVM branded hubs. I had endless drama's with mine not engaging properly and dis-engaging under load etc. They also let a lot of water into the wheel bearing and hub and i was forever cleaning and re-packing front bearings. After about 2 years i threw them in the bin and got a second hand set of Aisin hubs off a Triton and have never looked back. I have noticed on e-bay there are some Aisin copies. May be worth a try. http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_from ... Categories" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;