From: Walter Bracken (bmc_nm@comcast.net)
Date: Mon May 29 2006 - 16:19:55 PDT
We have installed a pair of the Ouverson Engineering hubs on one of our
personal trucks that we purchased from Mr. Bloom. We were highly impressed
with the quality of construction and attention to detail put into the
lockouts, and would not be afraid to recommend the lockouts to anyone.
Thank You,
Walter Bracken
BMC Tactical
Bracken Motor Company
www.bmctactical.com
505-877-5357
505-877-5356 fax
2617 Coors Blvd SW
Albuquerque New Mexico 87121-5028
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arthur Bloom" <m35prod@optonline.net>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Selectro Hubs?
> Mr. Stead:
>
> My company introduced that model, originally made for us exclusively by
Mile
> Marker. I have diagrams here that show no wire retainer. I see only C and
O
> clips being used. You might call MileMarker and ask for customer service.
> They can give you a definitive answer.
>
> www.milemarker.com
>
> We now sell heavy-duty hubs made for us by Ouverson Engineering. We have
> found them to be very rugged and well-built. They are cast, machined, and
> hand-assembled in the USA. $695 per pair.
>
> Arthur P. Bloom, Pres.
> Inter Agency Motor Pool
> www.M35products.com
> Toll-free 866-749-0100
>
> Power steering and other enhancements for the M35
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Stead" <Gadget@easypath.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2006 7:22 PM
> Subject: [MV] Selectro Hubs?
>
>
> |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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