Howdy...
Finally got around to tearing into my halfshaft project on this new rig. A couple of the boots were rotten and torn so my plan was to just remove, relube, and replace the boots. Ran into an issue with one of the halfshafts. Pardon my terminology errors, I'm sure I'll mess some of it up...but I'll do the best I can. The "spider assembly" as it's referred to in the TM had thrown one of the bearings on it. I haven't cleaned it up much yet to fully inspect, but so far it looks good other than the bearing having come apart.
So...here are the questions:
1) I can't find this piece (spider assembly) for order anywhere...I assume this halfshaft will just need to be replaced, yeah?
2) If I need to replace one...would it be wise to just replace them all?
3) If it's recommended that I replace one or all of them, where's the best price for these things? I'd like to buy OEM...does anyone know if Midwest Military Equipment's half shafts are OEM? Otherwise, best price I'm finding is on GenuineHumveeParts.com
4) Lastly...if I go down the route of replacement, can anyone confirm these NSN's just so I know I'm ordering the right parts:
Thanks a million!
Funny side note: My nephew has been working on these things in the Army for the past 21 years. When I called and asked him for advice on replacing the halfshaft boots, he just laughed and me and said they replace the whole thing when the boots go bad. Later on, he looked up prices for halfshafts, called me back and said he's probably thrown a million dollars worth of those things away over the years that were perfectly good other than the boots! Ha!
Finally got around to tearing into my halfshaft project on this new rig. A couple of the boots were rotten and torn so my plan was to just remove, relube, and replace the boots. Ran into an issue with one of the halfshafts. Pardon my terminology errors, I'm sure I'll mess some of it up...but I'll do the best I can. The "spider assembly" as it's referred to in the TM had thrown one of the bearings on it. I haven't cleaned it up much yet to fully inspect, but so far it looks good other than the bearing having come apart.
So...here are the questions:
1) I can't find this piece (spider assembly) for order anywhere...I assume this halfshaft will just need to be replaced, yeah?
2) If I need to replace one...would it be wise to just replace them all?
3) If it's recommended that I replace one or all of them, where's the best price for these things? I'd like to buy OEM...does anyone know if Midwest Military Equipment's half shafts are OEM? Otherwise, best price I'm finding is on GenuineHumveeParts.com
4) Lastly...if I go down the route of replacement, can anyone confirm these NSN's just so I know I'm ordering the right parts:
- 1x - 12460369-6 (LH Front)
- 1x - 12460369-5 (RH Front)
- 2x - 12460369-4 (Rear)
Thanks a million!
Funny side note: My nephew has been working on these things in the Army for the past 21 years. When I called and asked him for advice on replacing the halfshaft boots, he just laughed and me and said they replace the whole thing when the boots go bad. Later on, he looked up prices for halfshafts, called me back and said he's probably thrown a million dollars worth of those things away over the years that were perfectly good other than the boots! Ha!