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Greetings. I am new to the forum but have been able to use it to find some other answers and now have this question:

I read and printed the auto hub washer Fix and have used it as reference for this job.

How much wear is too much on the auto hub plastic washer and the cam?
My plastic washer (on each side) is ground down and the cam has been worn down as well. When it's assembled, the cam sits about 5/16" below the top of the internal spline gear. That seems like a lot more than the pictures and text in the washer fix indicate.

What are my options? Stack washers to get it where it should be? or find a better pair of hubs?

Thanks for any help or advice
John
 



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Greetings. I am new to the forum but have been able to use it to find some other answers and now have this question:

I read and printed the auto hub washer Fix and have used it as reference for this job.

How much wear is too much on the auto hub plastic washer and the cam?
My plastic washer (on each side) is ground down and the cam has been worn down as well. When it's assembled, the cam sits about 5/16" below the top of the internal spline gear. That seems like a lot more than the pictures and text in the washer fix indicate.

What are my options? Stack washers to get it where it should be? or find a better pair of hubs?

Thanks for any help or advice
John

I say go for some manual hubs, get rid of the automatic crap. But I think you'd have to justify the cost, like do you go offroad or use them alot?

But in any case, maybe DeRocha will have some expert advice for ya.
 






black sheep is right go for manual. warn makes some of the best stuff out there. they are pricey but it better than getting stuff in the middle of nowhere when your auto's give out.
 






I have warns on my Isuzu trooper, never had a problem. I'm still learning about explorers, but i've heard ONE too many stories of auto's giving out at the worst time. (40 miles from home, blizzard, have to go up a 35 degree hill just to get to the main road....) enough said. Save up for the manuals.
 






After reading enough posts on other threads, I came to the same conclusion that manual hubs would take care of the problem I have.

But, in south-central Kansas, we don't get feet of snow in the winter. It's more like maybe 12-16" per winter. So, it's probably not worth the cost to go manuals.

Looks like I need to start scrounging in salvage yards for a pair that aren't as bad as what I now have.

Thanks for your responses
John
 






black sheep is right go for manual. warn makes some of the best stuff out there. they are pricey but it better than getting stuff in the middle of nowhere when your auto's give out.

I have warns on my Isuzu trooper, never had a problem. I'm still learning about explorers, but i've heard ONE too many stories of auto's giving out at the worst time. (40 miles from home, blizzard, have to go up a 35 degree hill just to get to the main road....) enough said. Save up for the manuals.

I hope you guys realize that the almighty Warn actually made the auto hubs that are on our trucks for Ford....
 






still the warn manual hubs are are much better way to go, ive heard and experienced the disadvantage of the auto hubs.
 












Thanks for the threads, BrooklynBay; I actually read them all before I even started looking at my own hubs.

I don't need the 4X4 as much as many of you do, so the cost for manual hubs, unless I find a really great deal on some used ones, is too much to justify.
So I want to make the auto's work. I don't have easy access to a diesel truck shop, so I'll have to look in another direction for spacers. Did find them online at Ryder Fleet Parts for 30 cents each, but it'll cost $9.95 to ship them !!! Yeesh !

John
 






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