Need a new rear hub

[fields_mj]

Anyone know where I can find a new rear hub? I've got a '93 3/4 ton with a fully floated rear end (A little over 6000 #). The rear breaks were completely shot. Had the mechanic put new ones in. In the process, he snapped 5 of the 8 bolts off that hold the cover on the hub on the drivers side. Apparently the bolts had loosened up and burgered up the threads on the hub side. They snapped off down inside the hub (yah!). I'm going to go pick the hub up in a little bit and see if I can't get the bolt holes located on my bridgeport so that I can drill what's left of the bolts out and clean the threads up for them. The only bright side is that the mechanic was the last one to have the hub/axle appart 3 years ago. If I'm not able to get it cleaned out, I'll need to replace the hub. Mechanic checked with everyone around here, and nobody has one.

 

[Dieselcrawler]

No junk yards have a hub that was used on every srw f350 from 1986 till 1997?! Little hard to belive. If you can't find one, I got 4 sitting on my shelf.

 

[RLDSL]

Pretty comman critter, I found one on ebay in a heartbeat when I needed one for the same reason, and it was due to faulty bolts in my case. you might want to locate a set of dealer bolts for that thing if you dont have them already. that is one location i noticed there is an aversion to standard grade 8s. The dealer bolts were marked as 8s but look and feel more like 10s and they come with locktite on them

If you have a mill you *might* get those things out, but good luck

 

[Dieselcrawler]

or install shouldered bolts. or studs as i plan to.

 

[fields_mj]

I got them out. Took 4 hrs, but I got them out and threaded the holes the rest of the way down so that I can use longer bolts. I still don't understand how it is that not a single mechanic I've ever met knows how to remove a broken bolt. It's a hand drill and easy outs every time with the same miserable results.

2 places had them on the shelf, but when they took the old hub with them, it wasn't the same. They had the same 5" seal, but mine was about an inch or two taller, so my axle would have been sticking out with theirs. I'd still like to find a pair to fit my axle just in case.

 

[79jasper]

Maybe a previous owner swapped in a different rear axle???
Look up the id numbers on the rear.

 

[BigRigTech]

I usually weld stuff like that out. They have some kinda' little green arc welding rods at work that make the flux go instantly to the outside of the puddle and it makes welding in a hole easier as it won't stick to the parent metal...They are expensive but they do work well to build up the broken bolt or stud so you can get a nut welded to it. I use them for broken exhaust manifold studs too. I used them on a 5.9 cummins head and a 7.3PSD this week. Don't ask me what the proper name for the rods are........"Miracle rods" are what I call them...