Rebuild For "miles"

[Jw60]

The taper is in the lockout. The washers sit proud and hold the pressure when assembled.

The full float axle on my old ford dump body had the same setup.

I was thinking of my rear axle on roy's thread but now my front axle wants some attention.
Most of the bolts are loose. Thing is that these are my "Nice" lockout hubs. I plan on using drive flanges for trail rides. I have d30 drive flanges and lockout hubs for the rear.

20260407_194612 by Joe the adapter guy, on Flickr

20260407_194650 by Joe the adapter guy, on Flickr

 

[Ol Fogie]

Yes I agree the flickr version is better quality, maybe it is a data transfer rate thing. Flickr has a sharper picture.

x2 here.

 

[Fireball]

I don't know for sure if it helps with the bolt loosening or not, but I never use gaskets for the hubs. Just a very thin layer of silicon.

It's possible a compressible gasket helps the bolts loosen, so I don't use them. Never had seepage issues.

 

[jeep peep69]

The cutlass hub has a thin bolt flange so you need a bolt with around 5/16” shoulder to seat correctly then they won’t loosen up. Very durable and simple hub.