Hublock

Hublock













Removal

Dual rear wheel vehicles

1. Remove the front wheels and tires. For additional information, refer to Wheels and Tires.

2. Remove the hub extender nuts and the hub extender.





All vehicles

3. Loosen the hublock screws 1 to 2 turns.

4. Use a small pry bar, carefully pry around the entire hub flange to release the gasket.





5. Remove and discard the hublock screws.





6. NOTE: Wiggle the axle shaft while sliding the hublock off of the splines to ease removal.

Use a small pry bar, carefully pry around the entire hub flange and remove the hublock from the wheel hub.

7. Remove the old gasket material completely and discard the O-ring.

8. Clean the O-ring seal contact area as necessary to provide a good seal.

Installation

All vehicles

1. Install a new gasket and O-ring on the hublock.





2. Rotate the hublock dial clockwise to the LOCK position, then apply the specified grease to the inner and outer splines.





3. NOTE: Wiggle the axle shaft while sliding the hublock on the splines to ease installation.

Slowly rotate the wheel hub while installing the hublock into the hub.

- Push the hublock in firmly by hand to seat the O-ring seal completely.

4. Rotate the hublock dial counterclockwise to the AUTO position.
- Be sure that the axle shaft turns freely.

5. Tighten the new hublock screws to 6 Nm (53 lb-in).

Dual rear wheel vehicles

6. Install the front wheel hub extender and nuts.
- Tighten to 176 Nm (130 lb-ft).





7. Install the front wheels and tires. For additional information, refer to Wheels and Tires.