Manual hub swap question

[jballard81]

Evening!
Found a set of mile marker manual locking hubs on a 96 ranger at the boneyard this AM.

I didn't have the right tools or effort (it was 35 degrees with sustained 25+MPH winds) to take the hub apart any further to get the spindle nuts. I currently have automatic hubs on my 94 with the dana 35TTB. Is this the correct right conversion kit? https://shop.broncograveyard.com/D35-Hub-Conversion-Kit/productinfo/82001A/

I ask b/c I read the tech thread about it and that says i need:

• 95-27997 – Dana 35 Manual Hub Conversion Kit

which anywhere i look is $84... while the one on bronco graveyard is $30.

Thanks in advance!

 

[SenorNoob]

Unless their listing is very wrong, yes. That's what you want. Do you have the socket? If not their price on it is pretty cheap. Combine shipping and save.
https://shop.broncograveyard.com/D44-Spindle-Nut-Socket-2-1_4/productinfo/296252/

 

[4x4junkie]

×2, that kit looks to be correct.
Also ×2 on the D44 hub socket. It doesn't fit the inner D35 nut, but fits the outer nut much better than the one with the prongs on the end and won't slip off when you try to tighten it down (the inner nut only needs 15 INCH-lbs anyway, which you can get it that tight just with your fingers (or if needed, a flat screwdriver in one of the slots, then lightly bumping the handle on the end with your palm).

 

[jballard81]

So in my infinite wisdom, I decided to take the van out of the hub in order to better clean out the old grease.
Cleaned everything up and applied a very light amount of grease, but for the life of me, I can't find the right alignment to get the cam to go back into the housing.
The Internet tells me that the cam should have 3 lugs that are slightly different than the others and those need to line up with the housing splines. But I can't see any difference. I've patiently tried rotating the cam a fraction and trying again until I've made a couple full rotations.

I'm sticking the cam in the freezer for a while now. Thought I would post here to see if anyone has advice.

This is a pic of the cam just sitting at an angle in top of the interior splines.

Thanks;

 

[Curious Hound]

So in my infinite wisdom, I decided to take the van out of the hub in order to better clean out the old grease.
Cleaned everything up and applied a very light amount of grease, but for the life of me, I can't find the right alignment to get the cam to go back into the housing.
The Internet tells me that the cam should have 3 lugs that are slightly different than the others and those need to line up with the housing splines. But I can't see any difference. I've patiently tried rotating the cam a fraction and trying again until I've made a couple full rotations.

I'm sticking the cam in the freezer for a while now. Thought I would post here to see if anyone has advice.

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This is a pic of the cam just sitting at an angle in top of the interior splines.

Thanks;

The operating handle needs to be oriented correctly. It's a trial and error kind of thing. It has a little 5-sided nub on the back, if I recall. Let me dig up my video link. It may help you.

The part you really need is at the 14 minute mark.