Cracker
Registered User
The other day I came to a stop while running errands and noticed smoke coming from the l/r wheel. I have needed to do the axle seals for at least 9mo and have the parts but have been putting it off because I have been working on the road and after going 6/7 days a week, 12-15hr a day the last thing I have wanted to do is axle seal with a bottle jack and hand tools. I figured the brakes were bound up and the axle lube was burning so I park the truck and have been riding the bike to the job since Sunday.
Today I get off, jack the truck up and pull the wheels and drums and notice A LOT of play in the hub!! like 3/4" up/down and in/out on the left side and not quit as much on the right. I pull the left side hub bolts and remove the shaft and inside the hub it is bone dry with a 1/4" of ground up metal dust, also I notice lots of condensation on the axle shaft itself but no rust. It then takes 5 minutes to remove the ratchet nut with a liberal application of Blaster. When the nut comes out the ratchet is in several pieces and the inner piece is NOT coming out willingly. I do have a slide hammer but it is at the house 200mile from me (sound like a good excuse to go home for a day or two)
I have a real bad vibe about what I will find and am just planning on replacing the spindles and possibly the hubs. My thought was just getting the full bearing overhaul kit from Quad 4x4 but still need to come up with a pair of spindles and hubs.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to score hubs/spindles without breaking the bank, what kind of price should I be looking at? I don't think I would be better off trying a local boneyard for the simple fact that I would have to take time off work and the income lost would probable outweigh the cost of have them dropped at my door.
TIA
(and yes, my sig line is very appropriate in this case)
Today I get off, jack the truck up and pull the wheels and drums and notice A LOT of play in the hub!! like 3/4" up/down and in/out on the left side and not quit as much on the right. I pull the left side hub bolts and remove the shaft and inside the hub it is bone dry with a 1/4" of ground up metal dust, also I notice lots of condensation on the axle shaft itself but no rust. It then takes 5 minutes to remove the ratchet nut with a liberal application of Blaster. When the nut comes out the ratchet is in several pieces and the inner piece is NOT coming out willingly. I do have a slide hammer but it is at the house 200mile from me (sound like a good excuse to go home for a day or two)
I have a real bad vibe about what I will find and am just planning on replacing the spindles and possibly the hubs. My thought was just getting the full bearing overhaul kit from Quad 4x4 but still need to come up with a pair of spindles and hubs.
Can anyone point me in the right direction to score hubs/spindles without breaking the bank, what kind of price should I be looking at? I don't think I would be better off trying a local boneyard for the simple fact that I would have to take time off work and the income lost would probable outweigh the cost of have them dropped at my door.
TIA
(and yes, my sig line is very appropriate in this case)