I was also
told by a local shop that the hubs do not have splines and the axles create
them when you torque the nut down – if I remember the TSM for my 73 Hornet said
“at least” 240 pounds. I never would have thought that my little 258 I-6 would
have been able to spin a hub but it did. I also think that it was because the
shop that replaced the inner seals did not torque the nuts down enough – again,
“at least” 240 pounds. Good luck…
From:
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Rick L
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 2:08 PM
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Fw: rear wheel hub questions
I built a 69 Javelin for my oldest a few years back.
The Dodge 360 spun those hubs so quick. Even before I got a chance to
drive it. I was told then that new brake hubs dont have splines and you
create those when you torque the hub nut down. I don't know about that
but, I changed out the diff with a dodge/spicer 10bolt design I think.
It was in a Dart 70's vintage and was proper width. It held up to my
daughter drag racing it at that strip and shutting down the guys at work that
called her car ugly. Yes it was a rust bucket and way ugly. Wish
I had it back now. I am sure a posi would of let that engine wind and
the car to drop a second in the quarter. She was running mid 15's
at 4300 ft elevation. She just put it in gear and let the trans shift
when it liked. If you can find a Dart 8 3/4 (those are the narrowest
units) buy new axles with 4 1/2 lug spacing then you can run your
stock wheels. You will not bust that unit unless you are running 500
inches and mega boost off the line. Even then I dont think you can put
enough tire under your car to bust it. Good luck
--- On Thu, 9/17/09, Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
From: Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Fw: rear wheel hub questions
To: baadassGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: "michael volsch" <mvolsch@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 5:06 PM
Mike below has a rear wheel question anyone wishing to
chime in please feel free to do so and thanks in advance to all who might
reply, also copy your reply to Mike if answering,
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Original Message -----
I was wondering if I could get some information.
In rebuilding my 74 Javelin AMX rear axle I noticed that the internal
splines in the hubs don't look to be in the best of conditon. The axle
splines look good and the woodruff keys are ok. The hubs though almost look
as if the spline is spun off. There doesn't appear to be any previous
damage to the woodruff key. I bought the car used a couple of
years ago so I don't know it's history. Is the internal spline normally not
as deep as the axle spline? If it is as bad as I suspect do you have
something new I could buy to replace them with?
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