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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: keith on July 06, 2005, 03:37:38 PM
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Some people here have said that cleaning and lubing the hubs is pretty simple. I've read the write up on them at off-road.com and it doesn't sound simple. How long should it take to completely disassemble, clean and reassemble a hub for a newbie?
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It really depends on how "deep" you
go into the hub assembly, you can do
a quick pull it apart, clean and regrease
the splines, but little dissassembly, or you
could pick every last piece apart and forget
how to put them back together.
The hardest part is the springs, there is a
way they need to go in to work right, I would
leave those alone unless they are all full of
junk, and even then only if they won't move right
Other than that, what you need to do is pull the
outer allen heads off, slide the knob and guts out,
clean the rust and dirt, lightly lube and put together,
little or no parts need to come apart, then you could
do them again when you have the time, and or someone
who has done them before and get them good and clean
Wild
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Keith,
Only pull one apart at a time that way you'll be able to use the assembled one as a guide for when you putting the other one back together. ;)
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I did pull apart the stuck hub. The springs did come apart from the clutch unit. So I had the fun of redoing it. Not too bad of a job. The hub now engages correctly. I think there is still something wrong with the turn mechanism as it doesn't turn as freely as the other side plus it doesn't have the nice click into position. I think there are some parts missing. But it works enough so that I can go to Zuki-melt if I decide to.
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I've done it on the LawDog a number of times now. It's simple, once you figure out what everything does and how it's supposed to be. I was thinking of doing a step by step thing with pics because this is something that is very important as far as maintenance of a wheeling rig goes and it's very often overlooked. Would that be helpful to anyone?
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I did pull apart the stuck hub.  The springs did come apart from the clutch unit.  So I had the fun of redoing it.  Not too bad of a job.  The hub now engages correctly.  I think there is still something wrong with the turn mechanism as it doesn't turn as freely as the other side plus it doesn't have the nice click into position.  I think there are some parts missing.  But it works enough so that I can go to Zuki-melt if I decide to.
Did you pull the actual dial that you turn out of the cover? If so you may have lost the little ball bearing that makes it 'click' in place. If you didn't, it's still dirty and no matter how clean and lubed the inner workings are, the dial will still be a pain to turn by hand. Consider some Superwinch or Warn replacements. They have, among other advantages, a more positive lock.
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I was thinking of doing a step by step thing with pics because this is something that is very important as far as maintenance of a wheeling rig goes
This has been done before, but alass tis lost
in the archives of cyberspace, well at least in
Eric's Server
Hey Eric, could you add another Forum that was
non post to that could be called the Shop Manual?
It would contain the best posts and how to's of the
FAQs that we see here on a regular basis, like the
Tire Size Qs that come up at least once or twice a month
Hub Maintainance is a good one
Zaggs Rebuild is a good one
SAS Qs and such
Seems like it could be an online wealth of info
Wild
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Some days Im glad I own a Kick.. heheh.. Theres only one spring. Basic cleaning works for a while, and is a decent cure for for the days you need to break out the "plyers" to turn the hubs. The only really decent tool you will need is a wide opening set of snap ring plyers. For the Kicks, a basic cleaning, just mark where your hubs are sitting, leave in free, and remove. Pull off the outer cap with a 5mm Allen key. If you just want to regrease and put back on, go ahead, wont hurt my feelings, But its good to get as much crap outa there as you can. Clean as much gunk out as possible with a scraper/screwdriver and repack with some grease. I sometimes use Moovit on the cap and grease on the gears, It usualy lasts me about 4 to 5 months. The farther you take it apart, and the more detailed the cleaning the better and longer they will last. I will post some pics of the dissasembled hubs i took apart last night at a later date. I try not to mess with the caps to much because if the spring comes out of the main gear, its a bit of a bear to put back in. Totaly cleaned, and properly greased hubs work like its nobodys business. Not to mention saves time trouble shooting on the trails if you happen to break. You can get old siezed hubs to come back to life again with some tlc, good quality grease, and quality solevent. I will try to post pics of totaly unassembled and re-assembled hubs ASAP.
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You can get old siezed hubs to come back to life again with some tlc
True, I got a seized hub for $4 at
a wrecking yard, cleaned it up and
works like a champ, it was rull of rust
from a water crossing and it never
had been cleaned since it was new
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hay wondering what kind of problem u were haven with ur hubs were they not working and no front wheel drive ? i just picked up a 96 tracker and my 4wheel wont ingage ther is a clicking noise the hubs were super easy to turn dindt feel like they were doing any thing im thinkin ther bad
what should i rip apart first
buddy told me to get new hubs and go from there, found out the hard way that my 4wheel didnt work got stuck up battle creek for 2 hours tonight lol
any one thats had a similar problem or ideas of what else is going on plz REPLY
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A quick clean will fix you up, most of these
hubs never get used and just need a good
cleaning and some grease, I like mobil1
The front driveline turns, but the hubs don't
enguage, it's just like being in 2WD or 2W Low
It's an EZ fix
Wild
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I completely took mine apart, the body and the dial, cleaned and lubed. I had not done it before and had only seen pictures and break down diagrams. Took me about 2 hours for both.
The dial is really what was bad on mine.