Hubs!!

Post by **Crawford** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:43 pm

Hey when i try to change my hubs between free to lock and vice versa they are hard as.. i need to use a crsent or plyers or something to actually turn it!!! They are impossible to do by hand...

This happened after a major bogging in some mud in brunswick!!

How can i fix this? and how long will it take..

Is this a really bad sign?

cheers
thanks

Post by **mistaboz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:39 am

If you want a temporary fix then try and spray wd40 or a similar product in between the inner hub where the small gap is. whatever you use make sure it does leave residue otherwise it will dry up to quickly.
hope this helps.
otherwise you can pull the hub apart and clean and lubricate everything, but to my understanding hubs are not as simple as what many people think...

Post by **superzuki** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:55 am

just undo the 6 bolts holding the bit u twist to the hub pull it off cleen it make sure it works smoothly smeer grese all over it....dont fill it with grees just smeer it on.....put the twist thing to unlock n make sure the dog clutch thing is all the way in...not hanging out on the pring.....then put it back in twist it a few times n see if it made a difference

......that part of the hub is not very complicated should do it easy

Post by **droopypete** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:32 am

superzuki wrote:just undo the 6 bolts holding the bit u twist to the hub pull it off cleen it make sure it works smoothly smeer grese all over it....dont fill it with grees just smeer it on.....put the twist thing to unlock n make sure the dog clutch thing is all the way in...not hanging out on the pring.....then put it back in twist it a few times n see if it made a difference

......that part of the hub is not very complicated should do it easy

This is at a minimum, to do the job properly, remove the curclip at the rear of the hub (behind the part that you turn) when you do this be ready to catch the indent ball and spring that may fall out (remove them if they don't) gentely remove the "O" ring clean and lightly lube everything and reassemble you want grease on the male and female splines and the course treaded cage at the end of the spring and where they meet, as superzuki says don't fill it with grease just lube it.
Peter.

Post by **Crawford** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:28 pm

also.. just one other thing.. the drivers side hub does not "click" when engaging anymore.. is this a really bad thing?

let me know cheers for your help fellas!

Post by **droopypete** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:09 pm

Crawford wrote:also.. just one other thing.. the drivers side hub does not "click" when engaging anymore.. is this a really bad thing?

let me know cheers for your help fellas!

mine don't make any noise,
maybe your problem is that your left hub is clicking?

Peter.

Post by **Gwagensteve** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:23 pm

Who are you and what have you done with droopypete? These posts of yours are suspisciously like tech, and there's no digs at Grimbo... Untie Droopypete immediately!

Post by **Crawford** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:12 pm

hey when i lock the hubs in... the front drift shaft cant be turned but it still moves back and fowards about 1/4 of a rotation

is this normal?

cheers

ben

Post by **Red_Zook** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:03 pm

Crawford wrote:hey when i lock the hubs in... the front drift shaft cant be turned but it still moves back and fowards about 1/4 of a rotation

is this normal?

cheers

ben

thats called diff play!
all good
but ya diff has soem good ware in it!

Post by **Crawford** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:07 pm

cause its old!?

Post by **Red_Zook** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:11 pm

Crawford wrote:cause its old!?

worn
it is about standard
but if u are woried i have some wide track complete diffs forsale hehe
see drive train components!

Post by **84ZOOKSTA** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:01 pm

This happened after a major bogging in some mud in brunswick!! .

Where is the Mub In Brunswick????????????

Cheers.

Post by **nicbeer** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 4:18 pm

84ZOOKSTA wrote:This happened after a major bogging in some mud in brunswick!! .

Where is the Mub In Brunswick????????????

Cheers.

We are in WA and have lots of mud in bruswick. South of perth.

Post by **Crawford** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:04 pm

well im not sure if it was mud, depends on the definition of mud..

the surface was hard.. and then suddenly i sunk down to my nudge bar..
there was water below the surface....
spun the tyres a bit in it and it was green slush....took forever to get it off my car.. almost neended to chisel it off

Post by **alien** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:15 pm

hahaha myself, kyle and a few other guys got some crap like that in mundaring/sawyers... it looked hard and had grass growing on it - kyle got stuck to the chassis, so i come in at 90 degrees on the grassy area to pull him out and sink to my chassis... at one stage there was 4 of us all stuck =P

took a hilux with 2 straps to pull me out, then a cruiser on 36's to get kyle out, then a few attempts from other vehicles to get the stuck hilux and pathfinder out... haha it took like 2 hours.

Post by **Crawford** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:16 pm

well i was lucky.. had a tractor out there... approximately 6 times the size of my sierra.. lOl

well the tyres on it were the size of all my rubber put together and then more!

Post by **Crawford** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:17 pm

the farmer that pulled me out.. said that it is a certain time of grass "onion grass" or something cant remember exactly.. and it grows in swamps..

so if you see it it means there is water below the surface so yeh go around!

I offered him $50 for pulling me out he wouldnt accept it just said to drink more milk!! so my bones are pretty strong now!!

Post by **alien** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:42 pm

ROFL - thats a cool farmer dude =)

prolly a dairy farmer trying to up his sales eh?

Post by **Crawford** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:05 pm

yeah thats it..

im trying to find some 4wders down in pemberton on forums!!

im heading down there saturday!! for a week or maybe longer just 4wding around!! heard htere some good dunes etc down there

if anyone knows of someone that would be prepared to come out then that would be cool just for like day trips

cheers

Post by **Crawford** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:06 pm

hubs are done! claened.. one was rusted out so went to wreckers and replace it with one that was very well maintained... went straight in and yeh turns nice and easy..

my drivers side turns a lot easier now i cleaned it.. but maybe its worth replacing that one to

Cost me $50 for the replacement full hub... was i ripped off?

cant believe a car that is getting wrecked has hubs that were perfectly looked after!!

:)

Post by **nicbeer** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:18 pm

Good price. What wreckers was that. was it the AEB wreckers or similar to that?

Only replace the otherside if faulty - should be ok for now if u keep care of it.

cheers

Post by **droopypete** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:27 pm

Crawford wrote:hubs are done! claened.. one was rusted out so went to wreckers and replace it with one that was very well maintained... went straight in and yeh turns nice and easy..

my drivers side turns a lot easier now i cleaned it.. but maybe its worth replacing that one to

Cost me $50 for the replacement full hub... was i ripped off?

cant believe a car that is getting wrecked has hubs that were perfectly looked after!! :)

Being a hairdressers car it has more than likely never been used

I find this often.
Peter.

Post by **Crawford** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 7:46 pm

yeh the other side is a bit hard but livable..

nah truck wreckers in bunbury... they have my number so whenever a sierra comes in i get first look at it...

Gearbox in it is $550 in good condition...
Transfer case is screwed and motor/carby already gone!

im thinking $50 for the other hub might be the way to go.. they feel like new slide with ease..

+ i found out i put my hubs in the wrong way (doesnt seem to make a difference) just didnt attach the ring shaft thingie to the spring

ah feels so good i dont have to use plyers to change all the time now!

Post by **nicbeer** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:00 pm

Crawford wrote:yeh the other side is a bit hard but livable..

nah truck wreckers in bunbury... they have my number so whenever a sierra comes in i get first look at it...

Gearbox in it is $550 in good condition...
Transfer case is screwed and motor/carby already gone!

im thinking $50 for the other hub might be the way to go.. they feel like new slide with ease..

+ i found out i put my hubs in the wrong way (doesnt seem to make a difference) just didnt attach the ring shaft thingie to the spring

ah feels so good i dont have to use plyers to change all the time now!

Sounds good, what yr was it?

Spose get it before it goes.

cheers

Post by **Crawford** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:47 pm

86... front end is in great condition.. it was actually a holden drover

i grabbed the bonnet off it, the gearbox is 5 speed..

mustve been well maintained.. apparnetly when it got bought in all the shocks had broken or something happened to the suspension cant remember what the guy said.. sounds like they just did something stupid that was going to cost 2 much to fix..

cheers

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