manual hub conversion keeps stripping out locking washer

[ashleyroachclip]

I have bought them out of the Dorman bin @ the parts store for a 44 and they fit much better and I no longer have that problem.
I Will add that proper packing of the bearing is crucial .
When packing always pack from the large end to the small end, do not rotate the bearing rollers while packing the bearing, Then flip the bearing and repeat the procedure insuring that the grease is fully packed into he bearing.

The interesting part here with our manual hub trucks, the auto hubunits have very light torque settings for the outer nut , and hte locking pin worked very well.
If the same method could be made to lock the outer nut on the manual hub....

 

[feellnfroggy]

Thats funny I always put the washer against the bearing and then torque the first locknut to 15 lbs then the second to 200 something, Unless the first one moves then i adjust accordingly, maybe thats what Im doing wrong.

 

[chris1044]

I have bought them out of the Dorman bin @ the parts store for a 44 and they fit much better and I no longer have that problem.
I Will add that proper packing of the bearing is crucial .
When packing always pack from the large end to the small end, do not rotate the bearing rollers while packing the bearing, Then flip the bearing and repeat the procedure insuring that the grease is fully packed into he bearing.

The interesting part here with our manual hub trucks, the auto hubunits have very light torque settings for the outer nut , and hte locking pin worked very well.
If the same method could be made to lock the outer nut on the manual hub....

Parts that I welded up was the Dorman P/N for the 44...and the bearings were packed properly. If I had a die large enough to re-thread the manual lock nuts, I'd do away with the outer one and make the inner nut just like the nut for the auto hubs - it'd be able to accept the factory key way that fits into the spindle groove.

Bottom line, welding the tab on the washer fixes the piss poor design/manufacturing slop that allows the washer to float back and forth on the hub when installed.

 

[4x4junkie]

Thats funny I always put the washer against the bearing and then torque the first locknut to 15 lbs then the second to 200 something, Unless the first one moves then i adjust accordingly, maybe thats what Im doing wrong.

That is very wrong. The washer goes between the two nuts.

 

[canyoncritter]

been welding mine up for years, when ever I run manual hubs. it dose help. I also have a spanner wrench that I use to hold the inner nut in place while tighting the outter.