Cant remove hub. Please help

[Boltrunner]

Whats the torque spec on the inner nut?

 

[bucket]

Whats the torque spec on the inner nut?

I always go by feel. Iirc, it's something like 30 lbs with new bearings and races, then back off the nut to align the peg with a hole in the lock ring.

 

[Boltrunner]

Thanks

 

[82sbshortbed]

Haha no. I have the wrong 4wd socket. Its a 80 mile round trip to the parts stores

Wow man that's crazy! I got 5 parts stores within 2 miles of me.

 

[idahovette]

Guessing that's your new baby in your avatar? Very cute !! Congrats !!

 

[Boltrunner]

Guessing that's your new baby in your avatar? Very cute !! Congrats !!

Yup thats the little angel haha. Thanks

 

[Boltrunner]

Wow man that's crazy! I got 5 parts stores within 2 miles of me.

Yea it sucks sometimes. But i love my little slice of heaven on the Cheyenne river. Closest place to buy a even a gallon of milk is 13 miles

 

[dvdswan]

So curiosity got me and I dug further for the torque specs. I found a bunch of arguments. I know I have a dana book somewhere just need to locate it. Best consensus 120 ft/lbs for the outer nut and inner nut 50 ft/lbs and back off a 1/4 turn then line up the pin on the inner nut with closest hole on the lock washer. All these years I've been guessing I guess. Time to get back to the books.

 

[Boltrunner]

Here is some carnage pics from the u joint failure. I dont think that the shaft is salvagable. It looks pretty bent to me. Trying to source a used one. The local u pull it has one but its buried to the hub. Didnt have enough time to wait for them to come pick it up before i had to leave to get the kids from school though. Hopefully im able to get back up there tomorrow

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[77 K20]

What were you doing when that let go?

Mine were about ready to fail and just replaced and upgraded mine on the D44.

Perhaps you already know- but from what I was able to gather the U joint is a 5-297X but in the early 2000s Dana Spicer came out with a new version.... the 5-760X. Supposed to be a little stronger but more reliable.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/product-reviews/131-0212-5-760x-spicer-u-joint-jeeps/

 

[Boltrunner]

What were you doing when that let go?

Mine were about ready to fail and just replaced and upgraded mine on the D44.

Perhaps you already know- but from what I was able to gather the U joint is a 5-297X but in the early 2000s Dana Spicer came out with a new version.... the 5-760X. Supposed to be a little stronger but more reliable.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/product-reviews/131-0212-5-760x-spicer-u-joint-jeeps/

I was driving the kids to school. It was right after a good snowstorm. I was on the back roads. All the sudden there was a bad bounce from the front tire and lots of grinding. I made the corner and stopped to check it out. It was still togeter at that point. I knew it was going because i saw the grind marks from slop. I took it out of 4 for a bit untill i got to another real bad drift. Popped it back in and went through. Drift was up to the hood. Hit it doing about 15. Had a bad shudder as i cleared it and stopped the truck unlocked the hubs and that was it

 

[rpcraft]

I always go by feel. Iirc, it's something like 30 lbs with new bearings and races, then back off the nut to align the peg with a hole in the lock ring.

Supposedly you are supposed to do it by using the drag method on a beam Torque Wrench but I usualy just go by feel on the inner one. I know the outer one you are supposed to tighten the F out of it and people always think its supposed to be snug so it doesn't surprise me when you take a hub out and then notice that the pin is knocked off the inner ring and its started to spin off.

 

[Rusty Nail]

Haha no. I have the wrong 4wd socket. Its a 80 mile round trip to the parts stores

That sucks!

 

[Boltrunner]

That sucks!

Very much so haha

 

[Boltrunner]

Well all buttoned up. Upullit wouldn't drive their loader in the yard today so i spent most of my time searching for a jack to use. They had the brake rotor resting on a rim instead of the axle tube. Other than that it went like a breeze.