Mile Marker Premium Manual Hubs

[Matt Peckham]

I got me a set of Mile Marker Premium Hubs as a raffle prize at ECXC, and I will be installing them and testing them this week. Stay tuned.

BTW, thanks to "Nissan Mike" from 4x4 Parts for such an awesome raffle item!

Wow, My first post!

[Schludwiller]

Nice prize.

If you can, take a few pics to post here after the install.

[Synchro]

and i imagine the howto on the install of the warn manual hubs should be pretty much the same as for the mile marker ones.

[Matt Peckham]

seems to be about the same. just bought a set of snap ring pliers, as I heard T had a bitch of a time doing it with a screwdriver...

What grease should I use on these things? it says to grease em.

I will document, and create a how to on them.

Matt

[Schludwiller]

Keep an eye on the nuts (not yours). The Warn ones will come off if you don't use locktight, or some other means of keeping them on. It might happen with your hubs too.

[Philosopher]

Originally posted by xterramatt
I got me a set of Mile Marker Premium Hubs as a raffle prize at ECXC, and I will be installing them and testing them this week. Stay tuned.

Good thing you weren't drinking against me to win that item! Of course, I had to be in a chugging contest with the biggest drunk there ... but in the end, he gave me the rock lights he had won so it all worked out.

[Matt Peckham]

Read an interesting comparison of the 2 brands, the Warn has sorta pot metal as the lock plate backing, not brass all the way through, and the main body is made of aluminum. But they turn 330 degrees to lock, which is easier to engage.

The MM ones use a steel main body and the twist body is made of the same metal all the way through, think it's steel or aluminum. but twists 120 degrees to lock, and not as smooth a turn.

I will use the locktite, thanks for the tip. Gonna probably install them when I get home tonight... or maybe I will wash the truck, actually, the second idea is sounding like a plan. I need to get rid of all that dirrt.

[Philosopher]

Matt, use the blue Loctite. The hardest part of the install is getting off all the parts of the auto hubs ...

[Matt Peckham]

Installed them last night. Piece of cake. I took many photos to document the process. Will create a How To, the only thing I would have to say is GET A PAIR OF RING SPANNERS FIRST .

I bought a set and it saves your sanity hubs and fingers.

The only thing that slowed me down was some metal casting remnants in one of the boltholes, I drilled it out and everything was fine. They lock the same way as Warns. Will try them out on the trail this weekend most likely.


Matt: flipa: (that's for you mike) how are the rocklights?

[Matt Peckham]

Originally posted by Philosopher
Matt, use the blue Loctite. The hardest part of the install is getting off all the parts of the auto hubs ...

do you mena the ring spanners? or do you mean something else, while I am usually the king of the wrong tool for the job, I bought the ring spanners on noticing they were involved. I got a set of interchangeable spanners of various types for $13.00. They were simple and effective. I used a screwdriver to wedge the opposite side of the spanner down when I was replacing them. amazed at just how clean the original hubs were. Especially after my many fording trips. Not a drop of water seemed to have entered.

Matt

[Synchro]

how different was the process compared to the howto MT and I put together with the Warn hubs?

[Philosopher]

Originally posted by Matt Peckham


do you mena the ring spanners? or do you mean something else, while I am usually the king of the wrong tool for the job, I bought the ring spanners on noticing they were involved

Matt

No, like I said, use BLUE LOCTITE . That would be the stuff you said you were going to put on the bolts and nuts.

[Philosopher]

Originally posted by Matt Peckham


Matt: flipa: (that's for you mike) how are the rocklights?

Thanks, try to learn how to post smilies, m'kay?

Rocklights - I'm not I'm even going to use them, they are WAY to big to put under the truck somewhere safe where they won't get smashed.

[Matt Peckham]

Originally posted by Philosopher


No, like I said, use BLUE LOCTITE . That would be the stuff you said you were going to put on the bolts and nuts.

yeah, I used the blue stuff. Torqued them down to pretty tight, no torque wrench, but I think I will be ok. the bolts for the hub body look like grade 8. and they have little spiked locking washers, don't think they are going anywhere.

should be interesting what the wife says about the tires, her first time driving it since the switch.