Re: I need a hub lock for a CJ7 Laredo. Anyone?
I just happened to see an old Bronco in the freeway this morning, and it had
a version of the trim part you like. It also had the 5 on 5.5 rims and all the other stuff. And, it had the 6-bolt style of hubs. Maybe you can do the 6-bolt upgrade and use a different trim piece and retain the Look that you like. I guess that if I was sheering the 5-bolt style as much as you do, I would be looking for a fix, and maybe even give up on the visual appeal in order to get the function that I needed. But, even with the trim pieces, the 6 bolt style of hubs are impossible to service the bolts without taking the tires off; the trim parts fit too tightly. I mentioned in another post that the Bronco uses the same D30 hubs, but with 6 bolts instead of 5 to hold the hub locks on. There is a slight difference in the bearings as well, but this was easy to figure out. And, Jeeps use the 6 bolt style in earlier years, maybe around '79 or '80 is when they stopped using them. My '81 is supposed to have 5 bolt hubs, OR it is the last year of the 6 bolt. I forget. I do remember the seller pointed them out to me when I bought the Jeep. It went over my head until my brother came over the first time, and I noticed his were 5 bolt. "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message news:406B3420.6AC98959@sympatico.ca... > You have it pegged, it's the trim cones that get in the way of the 6 > bolt and in the way of an easy snug down of the bolts. > > I only had 3 bolts in it, 2 were sheared off when I got the Jeep. The 3 > were still tight holding the ear tabs down, the rest of the case just > exploded right where the two missing bolts were. When I blew the other > side, all 5 bolts were tight, I did the same and shattered the case. > > I am planning on cleaning out the holes really good and using loctite or > RTV on it for sure! I have to drill out the two of them. > > Mike > > CRWLR wrote: > > > > I don't think so Mike. > > > > The center hole on the rims should be the same whether 5 hole hubs or 6 > > hole. (I am not talking about lug bolts, I am talking about the bolts that > > hold the hub locks on.) > > > > I think you can make the switch to the 6 hole hubs and not give up anything > > from the Laredo package. The bolt pattern for the rims is still 5 on 5.5. > > > > I think the hubs/rotors you need are common to the old Ford Bronco. The > > bearings are a little bit different, but it is pretty easy to crossreference > > them. I have the 6 bolt hubs on my CJ, and a guy in my club gave me some > > rotors that came from a D30 equipped Bronco. I recall some issues relative > > to getting the bearings, but the problem was one that was solved with two > > trips to the parts counter instead of just one. Of course, the hubs/rotors > > also come from earlier CJs. > > > > In any case, I am 99% certain that you can keep your Laredo trim fully > > intact, and improve your hubs at the same time. You _might_ have to take the > > chrome trim thingies off, but they allow the nuts to come loose that you > > keep sheering, so maybe they are not much of a help. If you really really > > need to keep those covers, then maybe some lock tite on the bolts is needed. > > I had trouble with my bolts coming loose, so I got a full set of Grade 8 > > bolts and washers, and a drop of lock tite on each to hold them in. I am not > > sure about the trim rings, and if this is what you want to keep,then maybe > > the 6 bolt hubs won't work for you. I can take a look at my brother's CJ, he > > has those trim pieces and the 5 bolt hubs. > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message > > news:4069B65B.D970C8A1@sympatico.ca... > > > My CJ7 is a Laredo and I want to keep that look. > > > > > > I could put any hubs on it if I wanted to toss away my rims. I 'like' > > > my Laredo package. > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > CRWLR wrote: > > > > > > > > The 6-bolt hubs are better than the 5-bolt that you have. You will need > > to > > > > replace the hubs/rotors to make the change though. But, since you have > > bolts > > > > that need to be drilled out, maybe this is a good time to make the > > change. > > > > > > > > Having said that, I have Superwinch hub locks on my CJ, and I haven't > > ever > > > > had any trouble. I have the 6-bolt hubs though ... > > > > > > > > "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message > > > > news:4060B83B.F6B7537F@sympatico.ca... > > > > > So I managed to explode one of my hub locks on my last off road trip > > and > > > > > I want to fix it so I can get out again. > > > > > > > > > > This is the second one I have exploded on my 86 CJ7 Laredo and I am > > > > > kinda tired of it so I wanted to upgrade from the stock lock. I have > > to > > > > > drill out 4 of the 5 bolts on this one because they sheared off... > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone know of a company that makes one/them for a CJ7 Laredo? > > > > > > > > > > Warn makes sweet ones, but they don't make them for the CJ7 Laredo, > > just > > > > > for the regular CJ7. :-( > > > > > > > > > > A shop said they could machine and mill down a set of warn ones to > > make > > > > > them fit, but I Really don't like the idea of making it weak while > > > > > voiding the warranty. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone else make the things or am I stuck getting a set of OEM > > > > > ones? If OEM, I will look for a used one. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 > > > > > 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's |
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