Re: [ihc] Dana 70 hubs.

["Beijer, P.A.C." <P.A.C.Beijer@xxxxxx>]

I bought a set of Selectro's for my D70 as a replacement for the fixed
driveflanges it came with from the factory. The Selectro's were the only hub
available with 21 splines and the right boltcircle.
I had to reassemble one of them right out of the box because a bushing had
been pressed in crooked. The main flaw though of these hubs (and I think
that's where Jim's hub failed) is that they don't protrude deep enough into
the wheelcentre thereby not fully utilizing the length of the splines. In
fact there's only a very small part where the axleshaft has an overlap with
the sliding gear that transfers the power to the wheel. 
A solution for this would be to turn half an inch off of the mounting
surface so the hubs would go half an inch inward.
 
Paul
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> Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2004 14:53:43 -0700
> From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: [ihc] Dana 70 hubs.
> 
> Jim or Ginger Aos wrote:
> 
> > Selectro and two originals equipment ones.   One is great 
> and the other has
> > a worn race on the axle gear, and both are better than the 
> Selectro.  I have
> > not been able to find a Warn for the Dana 70, nor a part 
> that I could use to
> > repair my weak one.  The P.O. ran it in water and let the 
> rust gremlins have
> > lunch. I understand that some Dodge one tons have a similar 
> hub?  If any one
> > has a damaged warn # m194 with the center gear with a good 
> race, I am VERY
> > interested.
> 
> Jim - are these an "external" style that bolt on to the wheel 
> hub, like 
> a typical SII setup?
> 
> I have a set of the Selectro hubs for my '75 Dodge D600 Dana 60 front 
> end that's going under my Travelette.  They're for a 30sp stub shaft, 
> and I think they have 8 bolts holding them on, but it's been 
> a while.  I 
> also have the 30sp drive flanges the wheel hubs originally came with.
> 
> They're not too difficult to find, though I suspect you either need a 
> 20-something spline stub setup, or 35sp, in which case you'll have to 
> keep looking for good-used, since external hubs for the D60 with 35sp 
> stub shafts don't exist.. though you *can* get 35sp drive 
> flanges if you 
> want to pay for 'em.
> 
> I'm keeping this 60 30sp stubs with the Selectros, since I 
> don't intend 
> to be flogging my long-box 4dr on the trail.  Mostly I want 
> 4x4 for poor 
> roads and muddy campsites, and I want the 60 for the capacity 
> and brakes.
> 
> My next 60 will be internal wheel hubs and 35sp and under the Scout.