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OK, after letting the truck sit for over 10 weeks I finally removed the drivers side hub and rotor. The spindle is wiped out. The threads are gone. The wheel bearing was basically ground into metal chips. I was able to pull the hub and rotor off without removing the lockout hub retainer ring. I...

We jacked up the truck. There is a tremendous wobble when we spin the tire. You can physically shake the tire on the spindle. So, I know we have a bad wheel bearing. When I lock the locking hub, the tire continues to spin freely, so I'm thinking that the lockout hub is bad also. Anyone have the...

Thanks for the link joshuak, I'll check it out. Cucvrus, if you have a complete set that you want to sell, send me a private message.

I haven't torn it down yet. There's 24" of snow on the ground. I'm just thinking that if I have to take things apart to diagnosis the problem, I might as well replace what's there now as pm for the future.

Any suggestions on where to buy the locking hubs? I want to stay as close to original as possible.

There's a blizzard heading towards New York, so nothing will get done this week.

We did look at the u joint earlier. The passenger side axle does seem to move more freely than the drivers side. I have to research whether or not this is a job we can do in the driveway, and the pricing and availability of the parts.

Need some help or advice on this one. My 1984 M1009 developed a bumping noise in the left front. My 18 year old son has been driving it lately, and told me about the noise he was hearing. I took it out today for what I thought would be a short test drive. Got about a block from home and started...