Sunday, Nov 12, 2006 at 10:55
G'day Paul.
I got into the hubs before our first trip, just to make sure I knew what to do with any bush trip failures (hub issues/failures are common it seems - not surprising when you see some of those 'tracks' - everyone should have spares, even if someone else fits them) - made up a kit with spare bearings, seals, grease caps, castle nuts, pins, grease etc (my Campomatic uses the large sized hardware - HD stub axles on the ind. suspenion). Whilst doing the above I studied the brakes to see what might be on the go there - decided not to carry magnets and shoes - IF they went pear shaped, I'd just disconnect them until I got to the next regional centre. After a decent trip, I take the hubs right off and do the lot - if you have been into
water crossings, there will be a bit of
water at least in there and it will corrode the bearings, even if there is plenty of grease in there !
As for the ALKO electric brakes - my practice has been... 1. Brush the whole hub out. 2. Inspect the magnets for wear (when the tiny holes in the wear face are down to about 1mm deep, you need new ones). 3. Inspect the magnet wiring too for damage. 4. Inspect the shoes - replace if indicated. 5. Inspect the drum and have it machined if scored enough. 6. Re-assemble and adjust the shoe clearance, using the adjustment spinnner at the bottom of the hub (accessed from the back, via a grommet hole - there is a cheap tool for this - a screwdriver can suffice - I take it up to serious dragging, and back it off 18 clicks).
That's
mine....... a pro servicer might/would do all of the above better than me, but he's not much use out on a bush trip.
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