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Anyone have any experience Lincoln locking the hubs to remove the 2:1 reduction? Or machining a new hub to do the same?
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This, and it reduces the forces in the axles (e.g. reducing the diameter of axle shafts needed, etc.).I believe the gearing was done to keep the pumpkin smaller.
I have built axles with welded planets but were for a truck that weighted 1/2 what a M1078 does and much smaller tires. I do not have pic's of the welded planets for the rears. Pic's are for basic info., do not ask me to build these axles, because a lost my rear end making them.Anyone have any experience Lincoln locking the hubs to remove the 2:1 reduction? Or machining a new hub to do the same?
Those are beautiful to behold. Wow!I have built axles with welded planets but were for a truck that weighted 1/2 what a M1078 does and much smaller tires. I do not have pic's of the welded planets for the rears. Pic's are for basic info., do not ask me to build these axles, because a lost my rear end making them.
Steve6x6x6, happen to have a photo of what is inside the black cap on the alxes? Trying to wrap my head around what you did there. Those are super helpful, thank you!I have built axles with welded planets but were for a truck that weighted 1/2 what a M1078 does and much smaller tires. I do not have pic's of the welded planets for the rears. Pic's are for basic info., do not ask me to build these axles, because a lost my rear end making them.
There should be nothing inside it. It's just a block that connects the splines of the shaft, to the hub flange. That's what you're asking about doing, right?Steve6x6x6, happen to have a photo of what is inside the black cap on the alxes? Trying to wrap my head around what you did there. Those are super helpful, thank you!
Thanks, its basically what I'm considering. Not ever having had one apart, I'm failing to wrap my head around the connection from the axle splines to the outer ring that he fabbed in photo #1. It looks like there should be something there, even if it is just a mating set of splines on the inside so that the torque is delivered through the cap(?) to the bolts to the new ring...There should be nothing inside it. It's just a block that connects the splines of the shaft, to the hub flange. That's what you're asking about doing, right?
Why don't you go look at the manuals' diagrams, or watch a YouTube video about these axles? This really isn't a great idea, under all but the most unusual of circumstances.Not ever having had one apart, I'm failing to wrap my head around the ...
Thanks, been looking around at some others and realized steve6x6x6 had mentioned those weren't axles from an lmtv.... Makes a little more sense now. I think..Why don't you go look at the manuals' diagrams, or watch a YouTube video about these axles? This really isn't a great idea, under all but the most unusual of circumstances.
They look like LMTV axles, or very close relatives. I think what he was saying was they came off an LMTV, hub gearing was removed, and were destined for a truck that weighed 1/2 as much as an LMTV. If you weld the planets, you put all the torque directly on the axle shafts, and they were only meant to handle 1/2 that (2:1 ratio). So unless you're using them with smaller tires, on a smaller truck, etc. you're just going to break things and have other problems. Yes, they have some safety margin on the design.Thanks, been looking around at some others and realized steve6x6x6 had mentioned those weren't axles from an lmtv.... Makes a little more sense now. I think..
I fab the 5 1/2" round tube housings and make the tube fork ends. I make the axles shafts from alloy 4340. 225,000 tensile strength per square inch.. The customer wanted 3.90 gear ratio final drive, all axles are driven with lockers in both rears.They look like LMTV axles, or very close relatives. I think what he was saying was they came off an LMTV, hub gearing was removed, and were destined for a truck that weighed 1/2 as much as an LMTV. If you weld the planets, you put all the torque directly on the axle shafts, and they were only meant to handle 1/2 that (2:1 ratio). So unless you're using them with smaller tires, on a smaller truck, etc. you're just going to break things and have other problems. Yes, they have some safety margin on the design.
What's your goal?
Steve6x6x6, happen to have a photo of what is inside the black cap on the alxes? Trying to wrap my head around what you did there. Those are super helpful, thank you!