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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Technical Discussion - Beginner / Repair => Topic started by: chevytracker on October 03, 2011, 01:38:00 PM

Title: Has Anyone Rebuilt Their Factory Manual Hubs?
Post by: chevytracker on October 03, 2011, 01:38:00 PM

I just bought a 95 Tracker and the passenger side hub twist knob is out of sync, it appears someone has serviced them but did a poor job and did not realign the arrows, who knows if something is broke.  Has anyone taken theirs apart and rebuilt them or do I just buy aftermarket ones?

I found this guy for parts, he said he would rebuild mine for $120 plus any parts needed
http://www.wabfab.org/Aisin-Manual-Hubs/View-all-products.html (http://www.wabfab.org/Aisin-Manual-Hubs/View-all-products.html)

Also a good video showing what it takes to rebuild
http://youtu.be/dxSBcAyt2WA (http://youtu.be/dxSBcAyt2WA)

Title: Re: Has Anyone Rebuilt Their Factory Manual Hubs?
Post by: ack on October 03, 2011, 05:02:04 PM

I have rebuilt my Samurai hubs twice and a set of Tracker hubs once.  Internally, they are almost exactly the same.

Here are a few links that might help:

http://www.acksfaq.com/asinhubs.htm (http://www.acksfaq.com/asinhubs.htm)

http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,92767.0/topicseen.html (http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,92767.0/topicseen.html)

Generally speaking, the Asin locking hubs (in SJ410s, Samurais and Tracker/Sidekick/Vitaras) are pretty easy to clean and re-assemble.  Once cleaned up, they operate as good as new - barring severe rusting of the springs.

Common parts that "go bad" are those springs mentioned above and the tiny ball bearing stop found on the edge of the locking knob.  Sometimes, the locking gear - which acts as a mechanical "fuse" - will shatter when SEVERELY abused.

I hope that this helps!

Title: Re: Has Anyone Rebuilt Their Factory Manual Hubs?
Post by: mike5721947 on October 03, 2011, 05:37:26 PM

ive serviced mine a couple times, got one set i run, one set as spares and one set in pieces for parts. very simple to rebuild if you have the diagrams.

Title: Re: Has Anyone Rebuilt Their Factory Manual Hubs?
Post by: Skyhiranger on October 04, 2011, 10:03:38 PM

Rebuild them yourself.  Probably all they need is taken apart, cleaned up, lightly greased and reassembled properly.  Do one at a time, that way if you forget how it goes back together, you can use the other one as a guide (assuming it  is assembled correctly).

Title: Re: Has Anyone Rebuilt Their Factory Manual Hubs?
Post by: MongooseVRX on October 05, 2011, 09:41:43 AM

Yep, pretty east to clean/rebuild/grease. Just keep a close eye on the little ball bearing that is used for the knob's stop. I dropped mine twice and luckily found it. The only thing I had a problem with was one of the seals ripped during disassembly. I just cut a new one out of some "make your own gasket" paper.

Title: Re: Has Anyone Rebuilt Their Factory Manual Hubs?
Post by: ranger88den on October 06, 2011, 06:20:21 AM

This may be a relevant read.
http://www.suzuki-forums.com/suzuki-sidekick-escudo-vitara-geo-tracker/42655-cleaning-hubs.html?highlight=LOCKING+HUBS (http://www.suzuki-forums.com/suzuki-sidekick-escudo-vitara-geo-tracker/42655-cleaning-hubs.html?highlight=LOCKING+HUBS)