I thought that I'd post about my rear hub failure.
I was seeing some gear lube leak out of the end of the axle shaft and figured a typical seal failure.
What I found was one sheared dowel pin and 6 bent studs.
The studs were only hand tight and I'm thinking that the same situation we have seen on the lower knuckle studs happened here.
Things loosened some and that allowed enough play to create a problem.
I have new studs on the way and a used hub as I can't get the broken piece of dowel out.
I'll be locktiting them in with 271 from now on to combat the loosening.
I was seeing some gear lube leak out of the end of the axle shaft and figured a typical seal failure.
What I found was one sheared dowel pin and 6 bent studs.
The studs were only hand tight and I'm thinking that the same situation we have seen on the lower knuckle studs happened here.
Things loosened some and that allowed enough play to create a problem.
I have new studs on the way and a used hub as I can't get the broken piece of dowel out.
I'll be locktiting them in with 271 from now on to combat the loosening.