cracked hub

[wcolt45]

Im in the process of flipping hubs,brake rebuild ect on my deuce,one of the rear hubs has four cracks about 1'' back from flange face ,all cracks are over the bolt holes that connect axle to hub,each crack is 3/8 to 1/2 in long,no bolt holes are stripped,only thing that makes since is the bolts were tightened way too tight at some point,with hubs flipped that side will go to brake drum. Would you all proceed or look for another hub?

 

[porkysplace]

replace the hub

 

[drgreg]

I would say the safe thing would be a new hub.

 

[Atwater]

since some of us like to see carnage

 

[Westech]

let me think..... a 14K pound truck with cracks in the hub.... I would want to replace it. Having that said I don't think the cracks would have weakened anything but I still would not feel that great about it. I would get a good used one.

 

[Pooch1128]

replace the hubs, especially if off roading and hit rough bumps...

 

[wcolt45]

here's the pic,this hub has three cracks,this one the worst

 

[gimpyrobb]

Let me know if you can't find one near you.

 

[wcolt45]

New ones at Clarks are $90.00 ,used would be great.

 

[Billy Bobbed]

Looks like an over tightning crack. Or to long a bolt thats been bottomed out.

 

[wcolt45]

What could one expect to pay for a good used hub? shipping would be the bad part.

 

[joshuaz223]

it's called hydraulic splitting. its caused by the bolt hole being full of fluid ( oil, sealent etc) and the bolt being drawn down compressing the fluid.

 

[ODdave]

DAM, you beat me to it. This is why i dont use rtv on my hubs! Not shure if it whould do the same as oil but its not worth it.

 

[gimpyrobb]

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