Malchi
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Ok, after some looking around and consulting here on the forum, I decided to buy a set of Mile Marker 428 hubs. Reason being is that I don't do any hard core off roading, just mainly snow in the mountains and occasioanal sand at the ocean.
Anyways, I also purchased the Mile Marker conversion kit. So, today I went to do the conversion and everything seems just fine. Except one problem. When I go to torque the outer nut to 150 ft lbs, at about 100 or so (just estimating, of course) the inner nut starts to turn as well. For some reason the little lock washer nub that goes into the groove on the spindle is not stopping the inner nut from turning, but rather the lock washer is turning as well.
The first one I didn't think much of it till I got the outer nut torqued and then noticed I could barely get the rotor to turn. So, I removed the outer nut and tried to remove the lock washer, but it had turned so much that the nub was locked up in the threads and I had to pry it off with a pry bar and a screwdriver, warping the washer in the process. so, I tried the other washer, but this time when the inner nut started turning I stopped and, sure enough, the lock washer was starting to turn again.
What am I doing wrong? Is it just cheap kit or am I a doofus? Looking online at the images of the Spicer kit it looks like the little nub is the same size. But, I inspected the groove in my spindle and I don't see any problems there.
Anyways, I also purchased the Mile Marker conversion kit. So, today I went to do the conversion and everything seems just fine. Except one problem. When I go to torque the outer nut to 150 ft lbs, at about 100 or so (just estimating, of course) the inner nut starts to turn as well. For some reason the little lock washer nub that goes into the groove on the spindle is not stopping the inner nut from turning, but rather the lock washer is turning as well.
The first one I didn't think much of it till I got the outer nut torqued and then noticed I could barely get the rotor to turn. So, I removed the outer nut and tried to remove the lock washer, but it had turned so much that the nub was locked up in the threads and I had to pry it off with a pry bar and a screwdriver, warping the washer in the process. so, I tried the other washer, but this time when the inner nut started turning I stopped and, sure enough, the lock washer was starting to turn again.
What am I doing wrong? Is it just cheap kit or am I a doofus? Looking online at the images of the Spicer kit it looks like the little nub is the same size. But, I inspected the groove in my spindle and I don't see any problems there.