Hub service

Mudrat

OK folks, lets talk it up.... After a day in the mud and water -what's the best way to service your hubs??? Break'm down, wash'm out and regrease? Pull'm, drain the axel and refill with a bearing pack? Or What?? Mudrat

jeepsr4ever

you shouldnt be getting mud in your hubs.... 8)

cj5 buggy

since down here we play in mud and water alot ... i usually wait untill every 3rd or 4th time and then go ahead and pull'em out and repack...

Mudrat

jeepsr4ever wrote
you shouldnt be getting mud in your hubs.... 8)

If your serious about the gooey stuff, it's inevitable :?

Mudrat

pyagid

Mudrat wrote
If your serious about the gooey stuff, it's inevitable :?

Mudrat

1 reason I am against mud

lets see if we could find more

you mud people are 111!!!

cj5 buggy

i bet the #2 reason is you don't want to sepnd 3-4 hours washing the mudd off???

you off camber folks are really 111!!! :mrgreen:

pyagid

cj5 buggy wrote
i bet the #2 reason is you don't want to sepnd 3-4 hours washing the mudd off???

you off camber folks are really 111!!! :mrgreen:

You have to wash your vehicles???

I wash my cj 1-2 times a year #-o

That will change thow once i do the tub swap I think

-paul

cj5 buggy

pyagid wrote
cj5 buggy wrote
i bet the #2 reason is you don't want to sepnd 3-4 hours washing the mudd off???

you off camber folks are really 111!!! :mrgreen:

You have to wash your vehicles???

I wash my cj 1-2 times a year #-o

That will change thow once i do the tub swap I think

-paul

:t:

Mudrat

Thought that's what hi-speed water obsticles were for??? You know the stuff in the gutter so you can splash the bus riders :shock: Mudrat

80 J-10

Only when it rains :?

Mudrat

And ur point? No rain, no mud. :smile: No mud, no reason to wash :wink: Mudrat

rollbar

jeepsr4ever wrote
you shouldnt be getting mud in your hubs.... 8)

Absolutely right. I can go now & go into mud/h2o & not even worry about intrusion. Correct installation is the key. :?

Toy Maker

Proper installation is indeed key, as is the use of proper lubricant, however there is a back door weakness for those who have open knuckle dead spindle axles. That is the spindle seal area, which is inadequite for long term exclusion os water. Once water enters, it washes out the grease fron the spindle Torrington needle bearing, and then procedes through the inside of the spindle to the wheel bearings. That's why many people "Mysteriously" have outer bearing failures more prevelently. Many do not know that the spindle bearing and seals should be serviced as often as the wheel bearings. With out the spindle seal, as in a rear FF axle, or a closed knuckle front, the wheel bearings can go for a very long time without water entry if assembled properly.

rollbar

I've seen (don't remember) where some people put a zirk fitting & tap it into the front hub housing to keep the grease in & the h2o out.

Toy Maker

I have seen where people have drilled into the knob portion of a locking hub and installed a grease fitting, then complained that the hub would not work. To do any good, you would have to put the fitting in the wheel hub between the locking hub area and the outer race, and in most instances would have to remove the fitting to remove the wheels. This could push some grease through the spindle, pushing out the dirty stuff, however, it would also possibly push grease out past the wheel seal which could contaminate the brakes, or even push out the seal it's self, causing loss of lubricant and serious contamination problems.

Mudrat

Toy Maker wrote
...it would also possibly push grease out past the wheel seal which could contaminate the brakes, or even push out the seal it's self, causing loss of lubricant and serious contamination problems.

Important SAFETY tip there TM, Thanks. I'll stick with pulling bathing, and greasing my hubs ...

Mudrat

Toy Maker

While most people will say they know how to do a "simple" wheel bearing repack, for any who do not and want to know more check out
http://www.florida4x4.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582&sid=238bc1181c906ed77f4bfc72950d4373

Mudrat

Toy Maker wrote
While most people will say they know how to do a "simple" wheel bearing repack, for any who do not and want to know more check out
http://www.florida4x4.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=582&sid=238bc1181c906ed77f4bfc72950d4373

Thanks TM quite detailed and thorough ... but ... um ... what's a "speedy sleeve"?

And

I went to the Amsoil page trying to find the GLC-x?? This was the listing on the grease page???

Series 2000 Synthetic Racing Grease, NLGI #2, GC-LB
Synthetic Heavy-Duty Grease with moly, NLGI #1, GC-LB
Synthetic Heavy-Duty Grease with moly, NLGI #2, GC-LB
Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease, NLGI #0
Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease, NLGI #1, GC-LB
Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease, NLGI #2, GC-LB
Synthetic Multi-Purpose Spray Grease
Synthetic High Viscosity Lithium Complex Grease
Synthetic Lithium Complex 00 EP Spy Grease, NLGI 00
Synthetic Water Resistant Grease, NLGI #1-1/2, GC-LB
Synthetic Aluminum Complex Food Grade Grease (USDA H-1) NLGI #2 High Temperature EP
Synthetic Fifth Wheel & Open Gear Compound, AGMA 14R

Mudrat

Toy Maker

GLC-xx is the Amsoil Part number for the Synthetic Multi-Purpose Grease, NLGI #2. Available in 8-oz tube, 14-oz cartriges (grease gun tubes), cases of tubes, 35-lb lug, 120-lb keg, or 400-lb drum. This multipurpose grease is suitable for wheel bearings, u-joints, chassis parts, and anything else that calls for a NLGI #2 grease, and a lot that does not.
http://www.amsoil.com/products/glc.html
If you should choose to order direct from Amsoil, please mention: ZO #504531 (shameless commercialism).
Spedi sleeve is a product of Chicage Rawhide (CR) and is also sold by National under the trade name "Redi-Sleeve", although still made by CR, and not in as many sizes. Generic versions are refered to as "wear sleeves".
http://search.atomz.com/search/?sp-q=speedi+sleive&sp-a=sp1002952c&sp-p=all&sp-f=ISO-8859-1&x=36&y=8

Mudrat

Soooooo, the sleeve goes on then the hub. Does this require a different seal or will a stock unit fit over the top? sounds like a good idea for a new shaft as well an older one. Pat