Another Day Another Set Back

Well there goes the plans for this week. I was planning on doing a video driving the truck through some trails and mud but I guess all the other playing in the truck took its toll. Anytime you take a truck mudding or trail riding there is a big risk of damage being caused. This past week I got back from driving through a storm and crossing a ditch or two where I apparently was a little hard on the truck. Honestly I floor-boarded it in about 18 inch deep mud and it pretty much destroyed the front hub. Mud can cause all kinds of damage on a vehicle cause it gets everywhere if you don't believe me read this forum http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2181.

The parts are not going to be cheap to fix this one. I first will check on the warranty of the Warn Premium Hubs but most likely those are gonna cost over a $100 to replace. Then I will have to replace both front wheel bearings on the driver side (yes the same ones I just re-did in the Ball Joint replacements) because of the metal shaving that are the only remaining traces of all the steel ball bearings.

New Hubs                   $115.00
Front Wheel Bearings   $35.00
Synthetic Axle Grease $15.00
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Total                            $165.00

There should be ball bearings in each groove of this
hub assembly, nothing but shavings remains.

The notch in the axle is where the clip below should have been which is what
hold the hub assembly in place.

The clip is laying between the outer spindle nut and locking washer and the hub
assembly at the top with the cap assembly on the right.

There appears to be a rock in there which is not a good thing and
could have actually contributed to the hub failure.

All the shiny flakes are all that remains of multiple marble size
ball bearings. These shavings pose a threat to the remaining
bearings which means it will all be cleaned and replaced.

All this damage comes with the territory of using your truck as an off-road toy. The abuse is sometimes too much for certain parts to handle. Well another day another dollar. In a week this will be repaired and I'm sure this won't be the last of my broken parts cause I don't plan on slowing down or doing anything less than pushing this truck to the limits anytime soon.