Disassemble Auto Locking Hubs?

[JCampbell1180]

WTF? This has got to be the best kept secret in the history of the internet.

I'll admit...I have no idea how to disassemble a 4wd front end. How in the hell do you break down the auto locking hub assembly? Got loose hub nuts and I need to tighten it all up but I have no idea how to get to them.

How the hell do you get these things apart?

 

[bot0611]

Theres some bolts on the outside of the hub lock. take thoose out and then you can remove the cap....then theres a big C clip in there you have to ake it out and then you can slide the hub body off.

 

[496truck]

They said "auto locking"...

What kind of vehicle we working with here? Old solid axle K series truck? Or something else?

 

[JCampbell1180]

Yeah, sorry. 88 K20 Suburban. Dana 60 (?). Got it apart...finally. Torque specs?

 

[bot0611]

same procedure, manual or auto locking.

 

[dremu]

Yeah, sorry. 88 K20 Suburban. Dana 60 (?). Got it apart...finally. Torque specs?

Just to note that from the factory it's a GM 10-bolt front end, very similar to a Dana 44.

http://coloradok5.com/axleguide.shtml

The big honkin' hub nuts are complicated, but I seem to recall tightening the inside until the wheel drags, then back off a smidge (or there may be a torque spec), then the locking nut, then the outer one.

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