Who's hubs break the most -
Dec 10, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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Who's hubs break the most -
I wanted to know..
Who here has done a bit of wheeling and has broken a hub, or two. or more. What kind of hubs did/do you have?
Why did it break?
What were you doing at the time it broke?
If you broke something else in the front drive axle, along with or instead of the hub, What was it and why'd it happen?
Also, I've heard Warn hubs tend to break easily, are they going to break doing light wheeling around here, or do they still take a bit of abuse to break?
Anyone got pictures they could post?
Who here has done a bit of wheeling and has broken a hub, or two. or more. What kind of hubs did/do you have?
Why did it break?
What were you doing at the time it broke?
If you broke something else in the front drive axle, along with or instead of the hub, What was it and why'd it happen?
Also, I've heard Warn hubs tend to break easily, are they going to break doing light wheeling around here, or do they still take a bit of abuse to break?
Anyone got pictures they could post?
Dec 10, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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Haven't broken any hubs yet (aisin manual hubs), but I have blown/snapped a few cv's from just hard wheeling or having the boot torn off without realising and driving it. Only problem I've ever had with my hubs is that sometimes it would get a little tough to lock em in, so I'd take em apart, clean and regrease em. Vola, problem solved.
Dec 10, 2006 | 10:35 PM
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Warn regular hubs suck and do break. Warn Premium hubs are pretty much bomb proof....ask anyone with a dedicated rock crawler.
OEM (Asin) hubs are proven to be pretty strong and reliable. I wheeled the crap out of mine with no problems.
Your almost guaranteed to bust a CV axel before a hub...
OEM (Asin) hubs are proven to be pretty strong and reliable. I wheeled the crap out of mine with no problems.
Your almost guaranteed to bust a CV axel before a hub...
Dec 11, 2006 | 01:17 PM
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Thats a loaded question....
on the face of it youll find many mor bused aisins than Warns, but thats because there are like a billion of them out there so percentage wise youd expect that.
i mean who wants to pony up like $500 for warn hubs when our trucks come stock with aisins that hold up fine but for the most demanding extream stuff. (and why arnt you running drive hubs for those applications anyway?!?!)
on the face of it youll find many mor bused aisins than Warns, but thats because there are like a billion of them out there so percentage wise youd expect that.
i mean who wants to pony up like $500 for warn hubs when our trucks come stock with aisins that hold up fine but for the most demanding extream stuff. (and why arnt you running drive hubs for those applications anyway?!?!)
Dec 11, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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I have Warn Premiums, and am on my third set, however, I have never busted a CV (well, at least not til posting that! LOL). The first set broke on a pretty gnarly obstacle working it HARD. I bought them used - that may have been a factor. The second set functioned fine, but were beat up enough that it was hard to turn the dial, so I invoked the lifetime warranty and got another set.
I have NEVER heard of an AISIN breaking.
Warns are MUCH cheaper and easier to find IMHO than AISINs. I have never had any issue getting them replaced under warranty. Save your ADD plates as spares, and you're good to go.
I have NEVER heard of an AISIN breaking.
Warns are MUCH cheaper and easier to find IMHO than AISINs. I have never had any issue getting them replaced under warranty. Save your ADD plates as spares, and you're good to go.
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Dec 11, 2006 | 01:45 PM
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If you're paying $500 for Warn Premiums, we need to talk 'cuz I need to be your parts/accessories guy. Unless you're buying 3 sets at a time...
Dec 11, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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LOL Warn Premiums don't cost more than $200 IIRC
Dec 11, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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I run Warn Premium hubs on my FJ40.
I wheel the hell out of that rig, and it weighs in at a portly 5000 lbs.
I've never broken a warn premium hub.
To be honest, I'd rather break a hub than a birfield.
Hubs are easier to chagne out than birfields (or CV's) are.
I wheel the hell out of that rig, and it weighs in at a portly 5000 lbs.
I've never broken a warn premium hub.
To be honest, I'd rather break a hub than a birfield.
Hubs are easier to chagne out than birfields (or CV's) are.
Dec 11, 2006 | 03:51 PM
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What breaks in the hubs first?
Have not broken one "yet". Have some off my parts rigs. I was going to carry one as a spare. Anything in them I should be looking at/for that would show they have been "overstress/ready to break" before I toss one into the "trail parts" box.
Dec 11, 2006 | 07:12 PM
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Dec 11, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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The first set broke on a pretty gnarly obstacle working it HARD. I bought them used - that may have been a factor. The second set functioned fine, but were beat up enough that it was hard to turn the dial, so I invoked the lifetime warranty and got another set.
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Dec 11, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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