Hey guys,

I'm rebuilding my manual hubs and I'm just wonder what's the best grease to use in there. Also any links to any good forums for rebuilding them. I have searched threw everything on yotatech so if anyone has any other that aren't on here, it would be appreciated!

 

"Aisin manual hubs"

High temp bearing grease

 

try 4crawler.com or 4x4wire.com for a good write up on the process. i don't think it makes a big deal which grease you use, as long as its spec. i used mobile1, 1 pint per side.

 

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/mainte...d/hub_rebuild/
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f128/aisin-manual-hubs-2nd-gen-4runner-76353/

 

I use a hight temp synthetic in summer and a cold temp stuff made for snombiles in winter. Makes very easy to operate in the cold weather. Also forced you to take them apart and regrease 2 times a year.

 

So Wabbit - you rebuild these right? Can rebuilt kits be found easily (for the internal spring?) I need to rebuild my spares for the summer...

 

Yep. I always have a rebuilt and freshly powder coated set in stock.

Nope, as you have to find spare parts off other hubs.

I do have some spare parts on my Aisin manual hub page on the website.

 

Cool Brian! Hmm... maybe I'll just send you what I have (2 sets of hubs - 3 of which seem broken-ish) and we can work something out where I get one set back and pay for whatever...

I put my warn hubs on currently - which seems counter to what I would want BUT... since I really would rather my hub break than my ring and pinion right now (I have 5.71's in there) and have upgraded to longfields...so my weakest point really needs to be my hub rather than my R&P. So I want to have my aisins as spares I think. What do you think?

 

Watch the WARN nuts as they like to get loose since they dont use the OEM cone washers. One reason I do not like the WARN hubs.

On the Aisins, email me and we can work some thing out as I got lots of parts and pieces in boxes.

I just went to all drive flanges to get rid of the hub headache.

 

More important that the type of grease in the (manual locking) hubs is the amount. I use no more than a light film of whatever I use in the wheel bearings on mine, usually a synthetic, graphite locaded wheel bearing grease. Too much grease and you can cause a suction to be created as the hub is locked and unlocked, especially in the cold. You only have that little spring pushing the locking gear in and out and it does not push all that hard.