Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Well it's been 12 months and its time to rebuild the swivel hubs again..
now just a quick question about which brands people use or are they all about the same in quality??

cheers people

oh i did a search and couldn't find anything on brands!
im assuming there isnt much difference

ive found all wheel bearings are around the same quality (excluding super cheapy ones and super expensive ones) but i think the seals are the big difference. my front diff has had 2 rebuilds in 10,000 because the axle seal kept leaking and the wipers on the knuckle didnt work properly. i went and got repco axle and swivel seals and they rock, fit perfect and work great.

others might have bad experiences though.

The kits from Don Khyatts seem pretty good.

cool, i might give repco ones a try next!
there's a shop down the street!
the hubs arnt leaking as suck but making an awfull lot of clicking noises when 4wdriving and when the car is parked and you rock the body/wheels side to side!!

Is There any chance its actually your body lift thats making the noise due to it loosening itselfon each of the bolts? Although probably wouldnt hurt to open up the hubs and Replace/re-pack everything for your own peace of mind and assurance, just did mine, They loved the new grease and bearings.

Trunt88 wrote:Is There any chance its actually your body lift thats making the noise due to it loosening itselfon each of the bolts? Although probably wouldnt hurt to open up the hubs and Replace/re-pack everything for your own peace of mind and assurance, just did mine, They loved the new grease and bearings.

body lift...?
not on my truck!
coils lift yes, but the noise is definatly coming from the inner side of the hub!
another rain day for me, so it's time to take a look!

CV?

patrolapart in lilydale victoria have good quality swivel hub sets for both sides very cheap. 175 both sides. a kit they've put together themselves which is very comprehensive and inlcludes good quality koyo bearing and quality seals.

just did mine recently

go to your local bearing shop and get it from them!! will be cheaper than $175.

and will come with all good quality parts also!!

hokey wrote:patrolapart in lilydale victoria have good quality swivel hub sets for both sides very cheap. 175 both sides. a kit they've put together themselves which is very comprehensive and inlcludes good quality koyo bearing and quality seals.

just did mine recently

ended up just going to the trusty ol shop"all 4x4" in newcastle!
yeah was 175 with all koyo bearings and so on!
they just didnt have any different sized shims, while we are doing the rebuild we were going to have a play with some different sized shims in the front and try and stop some of that jitter on bad roads!
looks like a good day for it to!rain rain rain...

i got mine for 94 through bursons, same koyo bearings, the works. havnt fitted it yet, 1 day

Chook350 wrote:i got mine for 94 through bursons, same koyo bearings, the works. havnt fitted it yet, 1 day

well i tried bursons..we know the owner of the branch down the road and he couldn't budge from $210..! some trade price

are you sure old mate behind the counter charged you the right price?

oh just thought i would inform people abit more about an ongoing problem with the hubs!
didn't get round to putting the bearing kit in yesty, went for a blast in the mud instead
now problem here is that whenever 4wd is engaged and used off road,once returning to the black stuff and hit highway speeds(100km) the front end vibrates..but i you engage 4wd the vibration goes away!!

but once the cars parked for afew hours and i jump back in it vibrations gone!
anyone got any idears??
although hopefully it goes away once we put the kit in!

dad loves working on fathers day..lol