New member with some Problems...

[Ben B.]

Hey guys,
first post but I've been reading and picking stuff up for a long time.
This truly is the best resource for info on my Blazer I have found.

Anyway, i'm young, 17, and my first vehicle ever was my '87 K5 Blazer.
I love the thing and i wouldn't trade it for the world. The motor's weak and the rockers are a bit rusty but I love it!
It has a TBI 305 which is super weak but that's soon being replaced...
For now it has a 3" lift and 35's, which rub like nuts....that's gonna get fixed too.

Anyway, my problem:

My truck has automatic hubs, the drivers side is leaking all kinds of grease, i don't know what this means, but i'm sure you guys will tell me.

 

[sweetk30]

mostlikly bad oring. and best mod to do with the old auto hubs is to trash them and get a good set of lockouts as the autos dont like big tires and at there age thay will so act up and stay locked in or out.

 

[big83chevy4x4]

... autos dont like big tires and at there age thay will so act up and stay locked in or out.

or a combination of both when you need them.

bad orings is what i say too. those orings were hard to find, i would have to buy a $20 service kit for my warns, just for the orings, i ended up going to the hard ware store and then spliceing a oring together. the first one was good when i put it in, the second broke when i put it in. for $70 (here anyway) you can get a set of standard warn hubs. id get at least a WARN, standard or premium, premium being my first choice.

 

[big83chevy4x4]

... autos dont like big tires and at there age thay will so act up and stay locked in or out.

or a combination of both when you need them.

bad orings and too much grease in the bearing area (the grease is not much of a bad thing) is what i say too. those orings were hard to find, i would have to buy a $20 service kit for my warns, just for the orings, i ended up going to the hard ware store and then spliceing a oring together. the first one was good when i put it in, the second broke when i put it in. for $70 (here anyway) you can get a set of standard warn hubs. id get at least a WARN, standard or premium, premium being my first choice.