| Wet Hubs??? [message #89125] |
Fri, 18 June 2010 13:16  |
g.winger
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Just looked at some really nice fotos of an orange GMC. The gentelman built a new frame,engine,trans,dash,,,etc. Really a nice craftsman, looked like he did all his own work. Really big lathe in the backgrond in one foto. Original color was orange. Anyhow, he fabbed up or purchased "wet hubs" for the rear. Clear plastic windows on the outside showing liquid level. Caption stated it used 90w. Never herd of wet hubs. Any advantages??? Disadvantages.?? Better MPG's?? Anybody know if he kept them?? Looked for a name but missed it.,,,PL
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| Re: Wet Hubs??? [message #89189 is a reply to message #89125] |
Sat, 19 June 2010 06:43  |
midlf
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| g.winger wrote on Fri, 18 June 2010 13:16 |
Anyhow, he fabbed up or purchased "wet hubs" for the rear. Clear plastic windows on the outside showing liquid level. Caption stated it used 90w. Never herd of wet hubs. Any advantages??? Disadvantages.?? Better MPG's?? Anybody know if he kept them??
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I don't know enough to comment on advantages/disadvantages but I do know this appears to be common on large trucks. I doubt it has any advantage to vehicles of our size or usage. I suspect it is more of a "because I can" type of thing or the mechanical equivalent of "bling".
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: Wet Hubs??? [message #89229 is a reply to message #89125] |
Sat, 19 June 2010 13:38 |
Craig Lechowicz
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Location: Waterford, MI
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| g.winger wrote on Fri, 18 June 2010 14:16 |
. . . Anyhow, he fabbed up or purchased "wet hubs" for the rear. Clear plastic windows on the outside showing liquid level. Caption stated it used 90w. Never herd of wet hubs. Any advantages??? Disadvantages.?? Better MPG's?? Anybody know if he kept them?? Looked for a name but missed it.,,,PL
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I don't have any experience with them, but an outfit called Tie Down Products makes them for boat trailers, with clear polycarbonate (or some such) covers. Many boat trailers have lower per wheel loads than a GMC. They claim better lubing, and in that application, it has the added advantage of being able to see if there has been water intrusion, without a teardown. For all the discussions we have on front hubs, that would be the end I would be interested in trying them on. Although, I think all the recent stuff on using the fixture to add the grease zerks is probably the way I'll end up going, if I ever actually drive mine enough to need another maintenance on them.
Craig Lechowicz
'77 Kingsley, Waterford, MI
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| Re: Wet Hubs??? [message #89281 is a reply to message #89229] |
Sat, 19 June 2010 23:09 |
Keith V
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My friend who worked on city busses says that they all use wet hubs. When I had my SOB with the full floating axle, he and another mechanic with heavy truck experience convinced me to run gear oil in the rear bearings rather than grease.
I only put about 5000 miles on them but they worked for that long...
I've never been a fan of grease. It seems like most of it gets pushed out of the way and just a little bit of it does all the work.
Keith Vasilakes
Mounds View. MN
75 ex Royale GMC
ask me about MicroLevel
Cell, 763-732-3419
My427v8@hotmail.com
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