Warn Premium Hub install –

[K5_Fla]

I have Warn hubs now… but they are throwing some grease around the rims. Not sure if any o ring or something is bad. I did notice the end cap has a little play in it...and wont tighten anymore. So I got a new set... the WARN premiums. Search on here and found some good install instructions ( I have never done this before) MY question… how much grease do I use on the new hubs… so I just smear a good coat all around the hubs?

any other good tips? seems like a pretty easy job from what I read. Just a few snap rings..

 

[sweetk30]

easy swap out and just thin coat of std grease on moving parts is all thats needed.

 

[plyr2k]

I use ATF. That way when it gets cold, it doesnt get super hard to turn.

 

[sweetk30]

I use ATF. That way when it gets cold, it doesnt get super hard to turn.

he lives in florida

 

[K85 Octane]

yeah, don't pack the hubs, it will make it hard to turn the knob since the splines are moving inwards, effectively compressing any grease you have in there.

 

[4X4HIGH]

Warn's instructions specifically say DO NOT grease the hubs. All I ever do is put a thin layer on the outside where they make contact with the internal splines of the wheel hub.

 

[K5_Fla]

Perfect… now one more question - since I already have Warn hubs on the truck right now…do I need to take out the clips in the very back? Or just take out the 2 clips in the front… remove old and reinstall new hub and cap ?

 

[Stomis]

Perfect… now one more question - since I already have Warn hubs on the truck right now…do I need to take out the clips in the very back? Or just take out the 2 clips in the front… remove old and reinstall new hub and cap ?

What clips in the very back?

Take the 6 bolts out. Pull the dial out. Pull the snap ring off the stub if you have a 10 bolt, pull the internal ring off the wheel hub for d44 and 10 bolt, fish the actually hub gear out.

Reverse directions.

 

[K5_Fla]

I think I’m trying to make this harder than it really is… basically this is what I do?
(remember I currently have Warn Hubs now)

1. Remove the cap screws… take the cap off.
2. Remove the small retaining ring
3. Remove the big circle lock ring or C clamp.
4. pull out the old hub
5. Clean up everything and lightly grease the new stuff
6. Install new stuff in reverse.

 

[4X4HIGH]

I think I’m trying to make this harder than it really is… basically this is what I do?
(remember I currently have Warn Hubs now)

1. Remove the cap screws… take the cap off.
2. Remove the small retaining ring
3. Remove the big circle lock ring or C clamp.
4. pull out the old hub
5. Clean up everything and lightly grease the new stuff
6. Install new stuff in reverse.

That is correct.

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

Essentially, like this:

*From my build thread.

Remove outer snap ring, as indicated.

Now, these next two steps may seem obvious.
But it stumped me for a few minutes.

(Sometimes I lack common sense.)

Removing the "inner" snap ring, is acheived by pulling this clip...

Out of this hole...
*(Note the two snap ring ends, one on each side of the retainer-clip hole.)

I used a pair of snap ring pliers to squeeze the inner snap ring ends together. (See above pic.)

I simultaneously pulled the allen bolt, to slide the auto-locker out of the hub.

Out of the hub...

You can see How the snap ring is held in....

 

[thfonz98]

http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168847

Lil bit o grease, ewww the orange stripe! Glad I dont have it painted like that anymore. Now: http://instagr.am/p/YL4OE (I may have been working on it....at work but I admit nothing)

 

[K5_Fla]

success, thanks guys. I did notice the new bolts holding the new hubs were not as wide. The old warn standard hubs had slightly thicker/stronger bolts... go figure... doesn’t make sense.