peterd

From an earlier thread:


Ok, anyone else seeing this type of failure? It bothers me as if the
hub fails completely the wheel can come off, and there is a clear risk
of loss of control.

Chrysler did have a recall on other years, but it seems to me that
they are still 'being cheap' on lubrication on these hubs.

tom lawrence

Not likely... the rear half of the hub is bolted to the knuckle with four
bolts, and the front half is clamped to the rear half via the axle shaft and
nut. For the wheel to come off, the hub would have to either rip from the
knuckle, or the axle would have to break.

bill

How many miles on the truck?

peterd

Axel will slide out a bit, which would not be a pretty sight. BTW,
'wheel coming off' was Chrysler's term, not mine!

But I'm not about to test the theory, but if anyone wants, I'll gladly
install by dead hubs on their truck! <bg>

peterd

Left hub failed at 32K, right at 42K. The big jump in four months was
because I had to make two round trips (3-4K each) to Florida in that
period (thank goodness these didn't fail on my trips!)

roy

Guess I wasn't paying attention. My 04 plowed snow, made around 6 round
trips from MA to FL with no issue's. Not that it helps your situation but I
wasn't aware of a potential problem or the tsb.

R

carolina watercraft works

I've had to replace mine on my '01 2500 gasser but it was at about
125,000 or so miles. Had I known what I know now I would have
opted to replace the hubs with the aftermarket locker hubs I found
that I can actually service the bearings on instead of having to replace
the entire hub.

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peterd

Interesting, I don't show any servicable parts in the hub (can't find
bearings or seals listed anywhere for the fronts), and I'm not sure
I'd want to mess with it. Life's too short. <bg>

$391 for the new hub, just got off the phone while I was typing the
reply. Should have to tomorrow PM.

I've saved both of the failed hubs, and stuck them in my 'dead parts'
storage building.

carolina watercraft works

The hubs with serviceable bearings is an aftermarket setup
that also has locking front hubs. By being able to unlock
the front axles your front tires will spin freely and not offer
the rolling resistance which will ultimately result in better
fuel economy and less expensive servicing of the front hubs.

http://www.dynatrac.com/products_freespin_dodge.html
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peterd

Ah, cool. Wish I had known about them when the first one failed! <g>