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 Re: Auto to Manual Hubs on 1994 Trooper
[Re: BigSwede]
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01/02/09 07:11 PM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 75
OP
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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THANK YOU!!!!! The pics are great! It should help a bunch to compare the pics to his axles when he arrives today. I really appreciate it. This may save a long trip to multiple salvage yards. GREAT! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />
You wouldn?t worry what people thought about you if you realized how little they did!
1988 Isuzu Trooper Limited, Bone Stock, 2.6L, 5 speed manual trany.
2001 Isuzu Trooper Limited, Bone Stock, 3.5L, Automatic.
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Re: Auto to Manual Hubs on 1994 Trooper
[Re: BigSwede]
#923038
01/02/09 07:50 PM
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Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 458
Mudrunner
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STOP!! Don't replace those axles if the ends are ground off (unless you really want to that is). I did the infamous "regroove the groove to a smaller snap ring fix" using a dremel tool and it has been solid for 3 years or so now. Look back through my posts and I think there are some references to it and others that have done the same. Good luck!
88 Pickup,4x4, 2.6 L, AMC head, K&N Air filter, Aisin Hubs, Redline Oils everywhere, 94 Trooper wheels.
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Re: Auto to Manual Hubs on 1994 Trooper
[Re: jdobbsj]
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01/06/09 01:29 AM
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Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 75
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Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Well, I finally had a chance to check the situation out myself. It turns out that the slot for the snap ring on the end of the axles was ground off. For now, we were able to put the auto hubs back on and secure them with some shims and a bolt in the end of the axle. This should be far more solid than the little factory snap ring setup. If and when the axles get replaced, we will put the manual hubs on. We may still cut a new slot in the existing axles as well to make the hubs work without replacing the axles. Thanks for all the assistance.
You wouldn?t worry what people thought about you if you realized how little they did!
1988 Isuzu Trooper Limited, Bone Stock, 2.6L, 5 speed manual trany.
2001 Isuzu Trooper Limited, Bone Stock, 3.5L, Automatic.
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Re: Auto to Manual Hubs on 1994 Trooper
[Re: 88_Super_Trooper]
#923040
01/06/09 03:07 AM
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Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 4,016
Isuzu Moderator
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We may still cut a new slot in the existing axles as well to make the hubs work without replacing the axles. One of the guys in our group did that with a small cut-off wheel on a dremel and it worked fine.
Sean Strawmyer Back and ready to rock...... crawl. From Indiana or surrounding states and interested in wheelin'? Check out www.mwior.com
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Re: Auto to Manual Hubs on 1994 Trooper
[Re: 88_Super_Trooper]
#923041
01/09/09 12:06 AM
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Joined: Nov 2003
Posts: 73
Getting the Wheeling Fever
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Ta-da! I love to post this picture. I feel like, as a newby, I can contribute something. You can see how the outer splines (from the snapring groove outward) have completely worn away. I used a Dremel to grind down a new groove and used a slightly smaller snapring. Worked great! ![[Linked Image]](http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e322/tato-head/HPIM0926.jpg)
1993 Trooper
"Purple People Eater"
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