Manual hubs for GU patrols
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If you are chasing genuine Nissan get a set off a DX maybe?
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Most of the ebay ones are not genuine nissan, just be aware. The shiney ones for dirt cheap are not
Theres **** loads around if you ring wreckers. Even in the trader here they have them regularly, as do the wreckers that advertise there.
Halls had some few mths back, picked up one to replace my rooted LHS one.
GQ fit GU
Theres **** loads around if you ring wreckers. Even in the trader here they have them regularly, as do the wreckers that advertise there.
Halls had some few mths back, picked up one to replace my rooted LHS one.
GQ fit GU
Haha,,, too late for me then. I'll let you know if it craps itself. They look pretty good tho. I just want to free up that front dif.
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yea makes reversing in low an option which is great with the trailer down to the back shed.
I got mine 2nd hand off BIGGQ a mod on this forum..........PM him and see if he's still doing them.
You can pick THESE hubs up on ebay for a good price and this guy sells manual and auto hub sets. If these aren’t genuine, then someone has gone to a lot of trouble to copy the originals. They even interchange with genuine parts, but the only problem is that they aren’t complete. You need to buy the missing bushes and thicker snap rings if you’re converting from auto’s.
The bushes are around $50ea and 1.7mm snap rings $12ea from Nizzbits.
The bushes are around $50ea and 1.7mm snap rings $12ea from Nizzbits.
Are Nissan's genuine manual hubs better than AVM's and this:
MANUAL LOCKING HUBS NISSAN PATROL << ????
MANUAL LOCKING HUBS NISSAN PATROL << ????
Can any boby clarify for me the snap rings in question are the ones that slip over the end of the stub axle, and can you not reuse the original from the auto's. Dam crooks on ebay claim they are complete. There goes the cheap deal i thought i was getting
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If you are converting from auto hubs, they are not complete. They came with the spacer ring, but not the bush. Even his images, don’t show the bush. I still think they are excellent value though, but you’ll need to spend another $100 on the bushes (P/N 40253) or they will slop around and wear prematurely.
You also need the correct thickness of snap ring. The snap ring from the auto hub can be moved from the rear to the front groove on the axle, but the front groove is wider, so a thicker snap ring is better. The thin ones that you have will work, but once again will be a sloppy fit. Measure the width of the groove on the tip of the axle with feeler gauges. Mine was 2.0mm, so I chose the 1.7mm snap ring for a good fit. The snap rings come in 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9 and 2.1mm thickness.
When you remove the auto hubs, you’ll find a steel and a copper ring as well as the snap ring. You should remove the copper ring, but re-use the steel one which should give you the correct spacing for the snap ring groove. The spacer goes in the back of the hub, then the new bush, the drive clutch and the snap ring. Then just bolt on the hub housing and your done.
Where can I get a spacer from?
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Troy
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I have the ebay ones. I'm a bit unsure what bush you are talking about that is missing???? I recieved mine with a protruding ring that guides & centre's the whole hublock. Is that what you a referring to as a bush????If you are converting from auto hubs, they are not complete. They came with the spacer ring, but not the bush. Even his images, don’t show the bush. I still think they are excellent value though, but you’ll need to spend another $100 on the bushes (P/N 40253) or they will slop around and wear prematurely.
You also need the correct thickness of snap ring. The snap ring from the auto hub can be moved from the rear to the front groove on the axle, but the front groove is wider, so a thicker snap ring is better. The thin ones that you have will work, but once again will be a sloppy fit. Measure the width of the groove on the tip of the axle with feeler gauges. Mine was 2.0mm, so I chose the 1.7mm snap ring for a good fit. The snap rings come in 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.7, 1.9 and 2.1mm thickness.
When you remove the auto hubs, you’ll find a steel and a copper ring as well as the snap ring. You should remove the copper ring, but re-use the steel one which should give you the correct spacing for the snap ring groove. The spacer goes in the back of the hub, then the new bush, the drive clutch and the snap ring. Then just bolt on the hub housing and your done.
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I also re-used the silver spacer & was way too thick & ended up touching & rounding off the clutch gear. I eventually left out both spacers & re-used the thin circlip. Seems to be good now. Maybe if the circlip was thicker it would keep the distance right for clutch gears so that they don't touch & wear out???
[FONT="Verdana]If you are rounding off the drive clutch gears, then your snap ring is too thin and the clutch is moving too far out. I realized this with mine after measuring all the clearances and found it was way too sloppy.
The protruding ring that guides & centre's the whole hublock is the spacer; you still need the steel bush that runs in front of it. That ring you have needs to go all the way back into the hub. The drive clutch shouldn’t be rubbing on it. If it does you’ll wear the spacer and you need the steel bush to support the drive clutch.[/FONT]
That’s probably not too bad. I used the steel one and left the copper ring out because the steel ring was thicker and gave me tighter clearance. Either way, one of them needs to stay in, but not both.
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