>>> My determination was that neutering the front end by making drive
flanges
>>> w/o splines was much better and caused an increase in power, gas
>>> mileage and a decrease in road noise.
>
>> BUT, if the front hubs don't have a bearing for the axle shaft to ride
>> in where they pass through the hub won't they wear out the hub or the
>> axle shaft? Hubs made for lockouts have a bearing for the axle to
>> ride in when the hub is disengaged (That is: axle stationary, hub
>> rotating). At least my GMC M-135 doesn't seem to have support for
>> the axle stub.
>
>Umm..........If the drive flanges are neutered, [shall we call cutting the
>splines off the "Bobbitt" modification? :) ] there is no connection between
>the axle shafts themselves and the wheel hubs on a GMC "banjo" type front
>axle (M135/211, CCKW, DUKW, Chevy 1.5 ton, etc..). The front axle shafts
>will just lay there (motionless, inside the spindles) even though the front
>wheels may be turning, as long as the front axle is not engaged at the
>transfercase. They won't wear (significantly) if they're not turning. If
>you engage the front axle with neutered flanges installed, yes, you'll
cause
>significant wear to the spindle and the axle shaft because the end of the
>axle shaft is not supported.
>
>Of course, if you make this modification, and temporarily forget and charge
>thru some place and get stuck, it may be a tad difficult in re-install the
>normal drive flanges. Maybe we better add a small note to the dashboard
>which says "neutered" on one side and "non-neutered" on the other, that way
>we could keep track! :)
>
>Mike Bennett 1944 DUKW (not neutered yet)
>Frenso, California
>
>
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