Recent content by Mongol 77

Thanks again for the advice. Hats off to Old Blue for his suggestion on pulling the centering pins out. Last weekend I was able to pull out all four centering pins (two on each hub), and then torque all 6 of the bolts down.

Thanks for this idea on how to pull the pins out. I will feel better with all 6 bolts torqued down, and regrettably don't have to worry about front diff locks.

I agree with you entirely. Having seen what AVM is making compared with what I took off there is no question that the originals are better quality. I have saved the originals and will work on the conversions for the day when the AVMs fail. Regarding your question about the tapered collets...

The stock hubs were power locking hubs. (pictured in the first article)

Hey guys thanks for your thoughts on this. I do agree that the AVM hubs are not the best option, manufacturing seems a little sloppy and they don't appear to be the most robust. On the positive side the AVM 463, is a full manual hub and doesn't require the 1/2 in spacer, it would bolt straight...

I bought a '94 77 series Land cruiser last year. It has a lot of hard miles on it and I have been one by one dealing with long deferred maintenance issues. I live in Mongolia and so getting parts is always a big challenge. The standard electromagnetic hubs probably hadn't been working for...