mile marker locking hubs

[kevinsranger]

Look for stock manual locking hubs. They are the same as a regular Warn hub. If you have 33s or smaller, and you know how to use the gas, they will be very reliable.

i want to get 35's or maybe 33's for now, but there is 31's on the truck now, how much do the junker hubs go for? it might just be worth me gettin the jeep hubs in the first place. none of my axles are locked or are gonna be for a while

 

[pillen140]

i have the mile marker's... although i havent yet put the truck to extreme abuse, i have put it through some pretty rough stuff. i also have 33's, and no breakage yet. they seem to hold up pretty good so far.

 

[mhughes165]

i blew mine after i left your house on sunday. i had the stock autos and they have been clicking and binding even in 2wd since i got the truck, i cleaned them like 5 times in two months and it only fixed the problem temporarly, what should i look for in the junk yard? i want something i dont have to worry about anymore unless i ruin them under my own stupidity.

first thing i do when i get a truck with auto hubs is change them to manual hubs, the autos will always go when u need them most, and what, did u see a dirt road u wanted to explore LOL carefull around here, this is all dix property around me, u gotta know the right people to go back there

 

[Will]

My auto hubs were physically stronger than the Pilemarkers. The auto hubs were damn good. You just have to keep them clean and lightly greased. If they get caked with old dry grease they stop working. They have parts in them that need to move. I used a finger-wipe thin film of moly grease on them. The problem with them really, besides they don't work dirty, is that they disengage and then reengage when shanging direction. You can just bust their guts rocking the truck. Trying to manuever in an intricate place is a pain the the ass when you have to worry about them. Or trying to get out of a ditch when you have to ram it back and forth. That's why I replaced mine with Pilemarkers.

There's a mistake. I was pulling out little trees at the church when we were cleaning up the cemetary. I had a shrub under load and the front just stopped pulling. No satifying BANG or anything to tell stories about. The splines inside just rounded themselves smooth. That's when I decided to try the Warn Jeep hubs. After dodging flying Ranger hubs for years, I didn't want any standard Warn ones.

I used to believe that when I ordered my Warns, they had drive flanges available as well. I could never find a part number when pressed. And it doesn't make sense they would have made them since these hubs were part of a kit to tow a Jeep behind a motorhome I think. I don't think they made the flanges though. I'm better now and the therapy has been helping. Part of the therapy is that people show me things that are popularly believed to be facts and then and laugh and believe the exact opposite. They told me Hillary Clinton was a man and since Bill always had these problems, it was easy to believe it. But since it didn't come out yet from the Obama camp, I went along with it. No Jeep 4.5" flanges and Hillary passes the squeeze test.

I wish I had the flanges though. I haven't had my hubs unlocked in a couple of years I think. Even with a front locker it's not hard to get used to a little extra herky-jerky and you never have to remember which way the knob twists.

 

[Jspafford]

My auto hubs were physically stronger than the Pilemarkers. The auto hubs were damn good. You just have to keep them clean and lightly greased. If they get caked with old dry grease they stop working. They have parts in them that need to move. I used a finger-wipe thin film of moly grease on them. The problem with them really, besides they don't work dirty, is that they disengage and then reengage when shanging direction. You can just bust their guts rocking the truck. Trying to manuever in an intricate place is a pain the the ass when you have to worry about them. Or trying to get out of a ditch when you have to ram it back and forth. That's why I replaced mine with Pilemarkers.

There's a mistake. I was pulling out little trees at the church when we were cleaning up the cemetary. I had a shrub under load and the front just stopped pulling. No satifying BANG or anything to tell stories about. The splines inside just rounded themselves smooth. That's when I decided to try the Warn Jeep hubs. After dodging flying Ranger hubs for years, I didn't want any standard Warn ones.

I used to believe that when I ordered my Warns, they had drive flanges available as well. I could never find a part number when pressed. And it doesn't make sense they would have made them since these hubs were part of a kit to tow a Jeep behind a motorhome I think. I don't think they made the flanges though. I'm better now and the therapy has been helping. Part of the therapy is that people show me things that are popularly believed to be facts and then and laugh and believe the exact opposite. They told me Hillary Clinton was a man and since Bill always had these problems, it was easy to believe it. But since it didn't come out yet from the Obama camp, I went along with it. No Jeep 4.5" flanges and Hillary passes the squeeze test.

I wish I had the flanges though. I haven't had my hubs unlocked in a couple of years I think. Even with a front locker it's not hard to get used to a little extra herky-jerky and you never have to remember which way the knob twists.

So Will, in summary, you had auto hubs which you liked until you had to backup. Then you got milemarkers which you broke in a non-dramatic fashion, so since hillary is a man you bought warns?

Dude, that's messed up.

 

[pillen140]

what about janet reno? shes a man, so i bought milemarkers

 

[Will]

No, Janet Reno was a man's man.

 

[kevinsranger]

first thing i do when i get a truck with auto hubs is change them to manual hubs, the autos will always go when u need them most, and what, did u see a dirt road u wanted to explore LOL carefull around here, this is all dix property around me, u gotta know the right people to go back there

no i go to this place thats on the way back right before great adventure, it connects to the safari and all, nothing really special just a few nice hills to climb and some water and mud crossings.

 

[MikeWild]

I've grenaded a few Warns on my exploder, but haven't had any probs with the MM one's on the ranger!

scratch that!

 

[AllanD]

I see more WARN manual hubs at the junkyard than I can afford to
drag home, even at U-pull-it prices.

If people actually bought them I'd drag more home.

I keep a couple pairs on hand

There are two different warn hubs I've seen, the "early" ones that
are identical inside to the factory hubs, and the "later" style that have a
protruding "neck" in the internal spline piece.

The ones with the neck don't use the failure prone needle bearing but rather
a sintered bronze bushing.

The milemarkers by comparison just look "cheap" when you take them apart.
Everything is smaller

BTW, it's not the color that's different between the factory hubs and the Warns
for the dana35, it's the LABEL on the knob.

ALL Dana 35 hubs have black knobs.

the factory Dana28 hubs had RED knobs, but the AFTERMARKET hubs were usually black like the 35 hubs.

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[racsan]

ive had M.M. hubs for almost 2 years now. havent had any problems with them, but im also running stock tires and most of my 4x useage is in the snow. its still a upgrade over the auto hubs.

 

[gotmudd]

i made a BOO-BOO, thought i had milemarkers, but i have the superwinches not to but this question goes to MAKG, how does the hub nut have anything to do with hub installation? on my fullsize dana44 i pull the hub case by removing the allen screws then i pry out the inner snap ring and slide the hub gut off of my axle, i don't even have to mess with the hub nut unless checking wheel bearings. just curious if anyone can tell me?

Look for manual hubs on any Dana 35. Exploders are most easy to deal with, as they ALL have Dana 35s. Most D35 trucks have auto hubs, but manuals aren't THAT rare. I found mine at Pick'n'Pull, even.

Don't pick up the much more common Dana 28 manual hubs, or you'll have two greasy paperweights.

You'll need the hub nuts and washers as well, as they are very different. Bring one of the 4-prong sockets (with a nice big breaker bar and perhaps cheater pipe) and a pair of flatblade screwdrivers to pop the snap ring off.

 

[kevinsranger]

i made a BOO-BOO, thought i had milemarkers, but i have the superwinches not to but this question goes to MAKG, how does the hub nut have anything to do with hub installation? on my fullsize dana44 i pull the hub case by removing the allen screws then i pry out the inner snap ring and slide the hub gut off of my axle, i don't even have to mess with the hub nut unless checking wheel bearings. just curious if anyone can tell me?

because the ranger 35 uses top hat style hubs instead of the 44 style, i ended up just buying the jeep warn hubs, they are great, but now i am gonna upgrade to the bronco dana 44 outer stub shafts and knuckles so i will be selling the warn hubs off my ranger

 

[Jspafford]

You need the locking nuts (2) and the washer in between them if you go get your hubs from a junkyard.

 

[Kroeter]

Used Mile Markers and for some reason one blew in about 6 months. Put on Warns and have not had a problem in about 4 years. We are talking a 97 ranger that the 4X4 gets used daily in the Winter.