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Title: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: bandit86 on November 20, 2008, 07:40:18 PM
stupid auto hubs wont lock, cleaned them and lubed them, sometimes I can feel it almost lock.. maybe it'll free up.  then I have to do the outer boot on the same side, is there a trick to taking the shaft out?  mystery c clip? is there a way to take auto hubs apart, I want to see if anything is broken inside
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: idaholwb on November 20, 2008, 09:35:21 PM
 If you are wheeling on auto hubs I recommend you toss them and put manuals on them ASAP! You are 100 times more likely to break your aluminum with autos versus manuals.
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: geeeeoooo on November 21, 2008, 08:50:23 PM
i know alot of people frown upon them, but for my outer boots i went to vato-zone (autozone) and bought the glue together ones, and the inners i used the ones with the lil bolt...after my lift my tracker ate my boots all up, and also SWITCH THEM HUBS!!! auto's are good as garbage...had the same issues as u with mine, so i threw 'em away and bought the 100 dollar mile markers from vato-zone as well...lifetime warranty too!!!
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: bandit86 on November 22, 2008, 04:09:02 PM
I wheeled for 3 years with auto hubs, I loved having them, never had to change it.  sure they disengage sometime and make crunching noises, but once I figured it out it never gave me a problem. 
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: bandit86 on November 23, 2008, 08:34:43 AM
so are all years interchangeable 89 to 98?
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: Uncivilized on November 23, 2008, 02:24:07 PM
http://www.acksfaq.com/cvhalfshaft.php
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: idaholwb on November 23, 2008, 04:59:37 PM
 The difference in CVs is the passenger side from 89-95 because they are 22 spline where they go into the diff. The  left side is the same from 89-98, ecvept for the Sport 4 door model.
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: bandit86 on November 23, 2008, 07:00:53 PM
took the shaft out, I beat the crap out of it with a 2 pound sledge for e few hours, do you think I could get it to separate?  I ended up taking the inboard side apart just to put the boot on the outter side, all 7 degrees below freezing

did match the shafts up to an earlier one i had, there is a definate difference in thickness.

how would I know if mine is a sport model?

Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: reb on November 24, 2008, 07:29:11 PM
If it is a Tracker, it is not a Sport.  Sport is a model of the Sidekick, made in Japan.  The 1.6l Trackers and Sidekicks were made in Canada, from what I gather from this and other forums.
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: idaholwb on November 24, 2008, 08:00:06 PM
 The 4 door Sidekick Sport was a 4 door that had extra body moldings and fender flares. They had a twin cam 1.8L engine and 16" wheels standard.
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: ack on November 24, 2008, 08:15:15 PM
[url]http://www.acksfaq.com/cvhalfshaft.php[/url]


Hammer not needed.

Really!
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: bandit86 on November 25, 2008, 02:02:36 PM
I know, I've done many of them but not on trackers.  usually the outer piece just slides off the shaft.  mine didnt
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: ack on November 25, 2008, 05:39:48 PM
I know, I've done many of them but not on trackers.  usually the outer piece just slides off the shaft.  mine didnt



http://www.acksfaq.com/cvhalfshaft.php (http://www.acksfaq.com/cvhalfshaft.php)

Don't MAKE me cut 'n Paste the drawing!

Grrrr....

Always concerned about the mistreatment of Suzuki parts (other than on the trail, that is   ;) ), I remain:
Title: Re: 98 tracker auto hubs and cv boot
Post by: bandit86 on November 25, 2008, 06:25:33 PM
thats fine for the inboard end, that was the side i ended up taking apart.  the outter side shold have came apart