Kevin Strain here:
try NAPA parts they have 3'' they may have your size.
I just repacked my 2 1/2 ton bearings. A tip to removing your hub and wheels, is to
remove them at the same time by placing a sheet of oiled cardboard under the wheels
and just sliding them off on the cardboard, and back on in the same way. Very time
efficient! I removed all four axle dual wheels and reassembled them this way.
Kevin kstrain@earthlink.net
DaveCole wrote:
> I got one front hub off my M51 dump and did so with the help of my engine crane
> (strap around the drum). I couldn't pick the hub and brake drum off the axle
> shaft - nothing to hang on to, I like my back.... (Ok, call me a 240 lb
> weakling!) I got the axle nuts off with a large pair of channel lock pliers. I
> put the hub back on after finding nothing wrong and regreasing the bearings.
> Then I looked at the manual (this is the proper procedure - look at the manual
> after disassembly :->)) Anyway, the specs on the axle nut torque is 375 ft-lb +-
> 50 ft lb. Obviously the nut wasn't torqued properly before I removed it!
>
> Does anyone have an Axle Nut socket for sale - the one I need has both 4 3/4 and
> 4 3/8 opening. I don't think it is humanly possible to put 375 ft-lb of torque
> on a nut with a pair of channelocks - no matter how big they are!
>
> Dave
>
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