[Poita]

What grease is recommended when servicing these? I would doubt mine have been serviced ever in the 200k the car has done.
Do you use much of it or just enough to lubricate?

[Gwagensteve]

As far as I know HTB grease, as per wheel bearings. Don't pack them full, a reasonable wipe on all surfaces is plenty.

Too much grease will jam the hub up.

Steve.

[MrRocky]

had my avm's for years on locked front with no probs, plenty of snapped axles tho and there still silky smooth no snapped rusty springs for me.

[Gwagensteve]

I tend to think the snapped rusty springs are more from cars that weren't used off road and therefore the front end wasn't serviced, then bought at 20+ years old and offroaded without looking at the hubs.... until they don't work, then: "aisin hubs are rubbish" my springs snapped hubs are rusty etc.

Some basic maintenance and there's no problem IMHO.

Steve.

[steak_knife]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Quote:

Warn's need the bolt's tightened on a regular basis, they have no cone washer's,

...Which allows the hub bolts to be upgraded to 3/8" or 10mm, thereby guaranteeing that the next thing that breaks will be expensive/hard to fix trackside, like a Ring & Pinion.

I think there is a case to try Unbrako's with the stock cone washers, or toyota style studs with cone washers though - which can be done with Aisin hubs, but I'm not sure upgrading to 10mm bolts is a good idea.

I'm running unbrako's on my rear floater with no cone washers (drive flanges have no provision for cone washers) and have had no problems with breakage *touches wood*

Steve.

First I've heard of em....

Do agree with bolt's tho, I like having a weak point...

[Jazzor]

I have had AVMs on my sierra for a few years too with no dramas, i don't break any drive line stuff so i can't comment on how strong they are.

My original ones suffered from the 20 years of no maintenance i suppose and did not unlock/lock all the time which sucked when no-one had a small socket kit when we got to the track and I was rwd only :/.

Someone mentioned the bolts come out?, I think I have had one go missing. I should check them next time I see the zook .

[MUD-PIG]

Okay need to get new hubs my old Aisins are gone.. been rebuilt a few times and they have had their turn. So looking to buy new set of aisins. Question is are they all the same can I get a Landcruiser set from ebay? Or does some one recommend a good store reasonable price to get a set from ready to bolt up?

[alien]

according to this: http://www.aisinaftermarket.com/PDF_Spe ... ceList.pdf they are infact different?

have you seen the price on new aisin hubs though? holy crap!

[30ONA]

If I get these for an Sq GV, do I need any other parts to fit it? Conical washers etc? Also is this the right part?
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HFKEF ... 0DER&psc=1

[Gwagensteve]

These are the Sierra version and will require cone washers. If you pull the vitara version from a wrecker where they will be almost free you don’t require the cone washers as they don’t have tapered holes.

[pete_79]

Gwagensteve wrote:

These are the Sierra version and will require cone washers. If you pull the vitara version from a wrecker where they will be almost free you don’t require the cone washers as they don’t have tapered holes.

Can I have your wrecker’s phone number?
All the ones in Sydney wanted $120 - $180 a pair when I was looking for a set for my Jimny a few years ago.

[30ONA]

Gwagensteve wrote:

These are the Sierra version and will require cone washers. If you pull the vitara version from a wrecker where they will be almost free you don’t require the cone washers as they don’t have tapered holes.

So you can strait swap pre 98 MLH into a post 98 auto hub?.

[Gwagensteve]

300NA- yes.

Pete- we get them from pull-it-yourself wreckers. Pretty cheap.