From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Mon May 29 2006 - 09:51:16 PDT
Is it possible that ring was temporary and meant to be removed before
installation? Or perhaps someone removed the correct C clip and
installed something else?
Dave
Jim Stead wrote:
> I have a couple of Selectro locking hubs I thought I'd put on my deuce
> but I noticed something with them I don't like.
>
> The guts of the locking mechanism are retained on the inside by a snap
> ring. It's nothing more than a curved round wire, and it doesn't even
> fit completely into the groove of the hub housing. The groove is smaller
> than the ring. It looks like a good vibration could shake these things
> apart...
>
> Maybe there's some sort of wedge action happening between the snap ring,
> the groove in the hub, and the guts being retained by the ring? Is that
> how a wire type retainer normally works?
>
> I probably never would have even noticed it, but one of the rings came
> loose in shipping. Finding the ring loose in the box made me wonder if I
> want to put these hubs on my truck!
>
> Anyone ever use these hubs? Anyone ever heard of a manufacturing defect
> recall by Selectro? I'm very surprised by the cheap ring, I can't
> believe they would even consider building them this way. I mean, what's
> an internal C-ring cost gonna cost them?
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
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