AVM Lockout Hubs---Any Failures?

[dabtl]

I have had the AVM hubs on my trucks for several years. Work fine. No problems.

Has anyone experienced a failure on one of these yet?

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yup, search for posts by Gehrhardt. He had some pics posted.

 

[sigo]

http://www.steelsoldiers.com/showthread.php?21495-AVM-vs-Ouverson-take-a-closer-look!

I don't recall if this is the post Gimp was referring to, but it was my top search hit.
I've had AVMs on my truck for awhile, but I haven't even come close to working them hard. Of course I've had zero issues.

 

[dabtl]

Are the Ouverson hubs still being made?

 

[Scar59]

I put Ouversons on my M35A3. All metal construction compared to AVM. AVM ​contains some plastic. SS member TIE6044 carrys them.

 

[dabtl]

I have not heard or seen anyone posting failures here. Seemed that after four or five years use we would have some failures reported, if they were occurring. Gerhrhardt's post was most informative about the Ouverson and AVM lockouts and the differences. That was, hard to imagine, five and a half years ago.

So, I guess the issue of whether or not they would last is no longer an issue.

 

[gringeltaube]

Yes, many years, really - and plenty of time for them to have their bugs worked out already.
I've never heard anything back from them- about those issues (of course...)
And no failures reported here, either...

G.

 

[dabtl]

Your comparison of the two units was extremely good I think. I also think the lack of any complaints is amazing also.

They have sold a bunch of the lock out hubs I think. Oh, well, sometimes good things happen to good people.

 

[cattlerepairman]

I have had them for only over a year and zero issues. No hard offroading, though.

 

[gimpyrobb]

What about the folks that got bad seals from the factory?

 

[gringeltaube]

Don't know, probably this didn't happen later on...?

It wasn't really bad seals. What it was is those are V-seals and I found two of them came twisted 90deg in their groove, which would NOT keep the water out - if submerged or pressure-washed...
I was able to fix that and actually re-use the same V-seal - since it was only slightly deformed.
I still think (or should say hope...) that the Brazilians did double-check that particular matter, in later batches. I also know that to be safe, John (Jatonka) had inspected the ones he had in stock, at that time - and found nothing wrong.

G.

 

[Scar59]

Another selling point: Ouverson is American made. AVM is made in South America (Brazil)