Hey, Scott, how many keepers is he missing? Most of the stuff I work on from time to time has hubs.
I don't think I have pulled the front hub off a full time since the 80s.
Most folks around here have converted over to part time.
I have seen just about every mix you can imagine.
Some have the ear type keeper on the axle to keep the back flange up tight for a seal,
Some have the wire ring inside the hub to hold the locking chunk in place.
And some have both.
The reason I was not sure about the wire ring keeper on his, was because I worked on one that the splines on the outside of the chunk were turned down from the outside edge and the groove for the wire keeper was actually cut into the splines of the hub.
When the chunk was all the way out, it covered up the wire keeper. You had to shove it back to get to the keeper. So I was thinking his might be the same way.
Also, while I have you, check out post 39. It sounds like he may have a thread problem. I don't remember having trouble screwing either of the nuts on until they got tight.
I don't think he could have cross-threaded it that far.......
But, like I say, I have probably worked on most every type there is at one time or another, but its just every now and then. I don't work on them every day, or even every month.
And about half the time, its out in the backside of h*ll where I have to pull them out and then help change the wheel bearings.
At night.
In the mud.
With ice forming on the tools.
