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csdineley · 03-01-2018, 12:53 PM

Hello

I got my hands on a 77 k20 frame the other day. And I'm trying to work on the locking hubs. From my searches they are the large external Spicer hub for a Dana 44. Anyways I have them 90% torn down. The one thing I can't seem to get is a gear that is so rusted it might as well be welded in the hub body. I've tried heat, pb blaster, soaking it in vinegar for a few days, and of course a BFH.

Any Suggestions and or Tips
Thanks

sweetk30 · 03-01-2018, 06:28 PM

parts wash them good .

then soak in rust removal stuff they sell all over like evapo-rust . and if you can use a little heat up to around 120* like a electric skillet cooker from walmart cheep .

csdineley · 03-01-2018, 08:55 PM

Wow that stuff is amazing. 30 mins and it did more then 3 days of banging my head against a wall. Thanks

sweetk30 · 03-01-2018, 11:11 PM

heat or no heat ?

it works even better with heat .

i had metal rescue and helped my buddy clean his 15k dollar snap-on tool box and 30-40k bucks worth of tool after it went threw a shop flood that was over 6ft deep .

snap-on dealer asked him if he got the box out before flood . . . i did that good a job cleaning it . only things he had to replace was few electronic items and air tools .

csdineley · 03-02-2018, 12:11 AM

No heat, still worked great

03-01-2018, 12:53 PM	#1
csdineley Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Morgantown, Wv Posts: 292	Need help getting locking hub unstuck? Hello I got my hands on a 77 k20 frame the other day. And I'm trying to work on the locking hubs. From my searches they are the large external Spicer hub for a Dana 44. Anyways I have them 90% torn down. The one thing I can't seem to get is a gear that is so rusted it might as well be welded in the hub body. I've tried heat, pb blaster, soaking it in vinegar for a few days, and of course a BFH. Any Suggestions and or Tips Thanks Attached Images __________________ 87 V20, Vortec 350, Sm465, Np205, Dana 44, 14bff 4.10's

03-01-2018, 06:28 PM	#2
sweetk30 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: horseheads,ny rust belt Posts: 2,794	Re: Need help getting locking hub unstuck? parts wash them good . then soak in rust removal stuff they sell all over like evapo-rust . and if you can use a little heat up to around 120* like a electric skillet cooker from walmart cheep . __________________ 77-k30lb BIG truck build . 87-k30lb budget beater build . 85-k30lb the plow machine build . 85-c10sb summer fun toy . ----------------------------- HOLLEY SNIPER efi = worst case of p.i.t.a i ever had . EDELBROCK pro flo 4 = best deal going so far . love my setup works great.

03-01-2018, 08:55 PM	#3
csdineley Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Morgantown, Wv Posts: 292	Re: Need help getting locking hub unstuck? Wow that stuff is amazing. 30 mins and it did more then 3 days of banging my head against a wall. Thanks __________________ 87 V20, Vortec 350, Sm465, Np205, Dana 44, 14bff 4.10's

03-01-2018, 11:11 PM	#4
sweetk30 Registered User Join Date: May 2012 Location: horseheads,ny rust belt Posts: 2,794	Re: Need help getting locking hub unstuck? heat or no heat ? it works even better with heat . i had metal rescue and helped my buddy clean his 15k dollar snap-on tool box and 30-40k bucks worth of tool after it went threw a shop flood that was over 6ft deep . snap-on dealer asked him if he got the box out before flood . . . i did that good a job cleaning it . only things he had to replace was few electronic items and air tools . __________________ 77-k30lb BIG truck build . 87-k30lb budget beater build . 85-k30lb the plow machine build . 85-c10sb summer fun toy . ----------------------------- HOLLEY SNIPER efi = worst case of p.i.t.a i ever had . EDELBROCK pro flo 4 = best deal going so far . love my setup works great.

03-02-2018, 12:11 AM	#5
csdineley Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Morgantown, Wv Posts: 292	Re: Need help getting locking hub unstuck? No heat, still worked great __________________ 87 V20, Vortec 350, Sm465, Np205, Dana 44, 14bff 4.10's



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