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In case anyone is interested in what one of these repairs looks like... Ben shipped me his hubs to fix the dowels and broken studs on the one hub and enlarge the fasteners on both hubs from M8 to 7/16" (This is a service I've offered for awhile and do a pair about every two months). For those keeping stock sized hardware just buy a new hub from @cruiseroutfit for about $250.
As received, note the raised area where the hardened dowels pushed the softer hub material up as they were ripped out:
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Chucked up in the lathe to recut the gasket surface, the sides of the hub were actually pushed out near the dowels, this was also fixed:
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Note the shiny area:
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Finished product, two new OEM dowels in a new position (no reason to bother trying to weld and re drill the original holes), bolt holes enlarged to 7/16-20 and drilled about 0.25" deeper. The bolts I spec are ARP 753-1500. The little nick at 8-oclock is from poor aim with the sledge while hammering the dowel in,
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Oh yeah we have had issues with stock shafts and Nitros and had to go to an RCV.
If you go the RCV route you will need an end mill to take the drive flange holes to 7/16". RCV stuff is super hard and even the best drill bits won't touch it.
Excellent to know! I was in a rush when I discovered my nitro twist and didn't even ask, thought I could just zip through with a drill bit like I had done on the stock and nitro stuff. Wrong!Actually if you tell RCV about the bigger bolts when ordering they will do it for you free of charge, at least they did for @spyduh
Wasn't free and had to pay for the machine work. But its worth it!Actually if you tell RCV about the bigger bolts when ordering they will do it for you free of charge, at least they did for @spyduh
Update on repairs:
Matt did great work on my hubs as noted above. I'll have to contact RCV on the 7/16 ARP Hardware to get the proper size holes drilled in the flanges.
Checked backlash marked the caps and adjusters on the carrier before disassembly. Harrop went in just new carrier bearings and races reassembled everything
Backlash is on point tooth pattern is good. Original marks don't match up but everything checks out. I'm running it!
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Yea, the problem is it took me 3 weeks to find a short side shaft and it was in Alberta Canada so I'll use the OEM shafts till the RCV's are producedI would just run stock toyota shafts. I don’t think you will break one. I still haven’t with V8, 120:1 gearing and I am not easy on stuff on stuff.
Like we found you can get a 80 long-side (common) and keep the other as a spare.