Re: [ihc] Nick's 3 wheeler

[nick <scout@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim,

Yes this is a Scout II.
Napa  Premium bearings and collar were installed on both axles at a napa 
store in Kent Washington about 4 or 5 years ago.  I had it up on a 
hoist  in August  and movement (end play) was not excessive.  There were 
no unusual noises prior to a loud bang and the axle was gone.

I replaced the axle and bearings (including races) on both sides with 
the ones in the used axle I bought after cleaning, inspecting and 
regreasing.  They are Timken bearings.  The bearing on the original axle 
from the other side was still in very good shape  so I will keep it for 
a spare.

Nick

Jim Grammer wrote:


> Nick -
>
> Glad you're OK on more than one count :)
>
> This is a Scout II, right? Why'd you have to go and lose an axle within a
> couple days of my bearing R&R post? :(
>
> First thing I'd do is get a set of fresh Timken Set10's on those axles(or
> Greg's uber-Link Belts), pull the inner seals if present, and over-fill the
> diff. Swapping to a cover with a higher fill plug makes this easier. Front
> covers from a high pinion Bronco have the highest fill plug I've seen, GM
> and Jeep fullsize front covers are somewhere in between the Bronco and the
> stock SII cover.
>
> Folks have been reporting the Lock-o-matic friction shoes as
> obsolete/unavailable for a number of years now. I'd try NAPA for the washer
>
> Jim
>
>
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 13:13:13 -0500
> From: nick <scout@domain.elided>
> Subject: [ihc] Lock-o-matic hubs, and disappearing axle
>
> I have aquired a set of  lock-o-matic hubs and would like to try them
> out.  One of the slotted washers that goes between the spindle nuts is
> messed up.  Does anyone know where I can get one.  also one of the
> little nylon friction shoes is cracked.  I think it will still work but
> would like to replace it.
>
> While driving from detroit to grand rapids michigan for christmas my
> drivers side tire, wheel, brake drum and axle shaft disapeared into thin
> air.  we looked for about an hour and a half until dark and never saw a
> sign of it.  The retaining collar was still in the tube and the
> retaining plate was still attached.
> I was suprised at how well the scout  handled on only three wheels at 65
> mph.  never left my lane until I coasted to a stop on the side of the
> highway.
>
> I was about 30 miles from my sisters house so my brother in law came
> with a trailer and we trailered it to his house.  He has a bunch of
> scout parts but no rear axle.
> I found a local guy who wanted to get rid of a pair of complete d44
> scout axles so I bought them.  Thats where I got the lock-o-matic hubs.
>
> The real bummer is that I just bought  the tire ($140) in august.
>
> Nick
>
> PS: if anyone is interested my Kidney transplant is doing great, I feel
> good and an thinking about going back to work.  I don't post much but I
> read the digest daily and appreciate alll the information I get here