May 28, 200421 yr Hey Welded diff people, How are you keeping the dust and dirt out of the stub/cup area when your not running an axle? Like in the city etc... I'm sure someone has dealt with this concept.... I could figure something out but I'm sure someone else has already figured out something that works and I don't want to re-invent the wheel (just make it climb better). I'm just concerned about grime getting in the grease where my axle should be when it's not installed. Thoughts, Inventions? Glenn 82 SubaruHummer, welded diff 01 Forester, LSD
May 28, 200421 yr There is a place around here that sells little assorted caps, so just went and got one the right size and solved that. O-yea the place around here is called 'Big-R' Matt
May 28, 200421 yr Yup! They sell caps (for the end of tube, chair feet ect.) in black and white rubber, all diferent dia. It toulk me a few tries but I got just the right size and they work GREAT!
May 28, 200421 yr Author Tell me more about this cap? What was it's intended use? What kind/type of store is it this Big R? Hardware/plumbing/novelty? Thanks!
May 28, 200421 yr big r is like a farm supply place, but they have so much neat stuff it's cool -mike
May 28, 200421 yr Tell me more about this cap? What was it's intended use? What kind/type of store is it this Big R? Hardware/plumbing/novelty? Thanks! The intended use is to cap the open end of tube, like the feet on a folding chair, cruches, step laders, bar stools, ect. They have them that will fit over the air quick conects that I use on my on-board air sys. too Big-R- is hardware/farm suply store. But I have seen similar things @ Lowe's before too.
May 28, 200421 yr Toni, Matt Ididnt know of that little jobber there, we will have to weld mine up then -Sean
May 29, 200421 yr I'm not so worried about crap getting in the grease while I'm on the street, it's the fender deep mud and water that gets around the dust shield while off-road. But I don't really worry about that either, I'ts never caused me any grief. The seals do a pretty good job keeping the grease in and the grime out. If your rig sees alot of miles, yearly bearing re-greasing dosent hurt.
May 29, 200421 yr i never worried about it. it's not really a problem at all. all i did was lube the stub and the axle with a light lubricant ever so often to make installation and removal a snap. other than that i wouldn't worry about it. just don't go trapsing in to the mud that much with out the axle. but even then i did that and the axles still aren't leaking. Jared
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