Thread: Selectro free wheeling hubs

Or ditch the free wheeling hubs...

I was really temped but I got all the normal set up I just need to clear up the garage (mud everywhere from flooding) to do anything that complex lol even tho I like the look of the freewheeling hubs im a strange fella me


1969 109" 2a named loti

Any of the usual places sell them, I bought mine through CLR spares when they were still operating.

You may find it still leaks though, one of mine actually has a groove worn into the alloy so the o-ring doesnt do its job anyway. JB Weld or something would probably solve it, havent bothered yet.

Originally Posted by bacicat

Or ditch the free wheeling hubs...

As he said!

Less problems with the standard flanges, but seaking "O" rings is still one of them.

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

As he said!

Less problems with the standard flanges, but seaking "O" rings is still one of them.

An O-ring supplier should be able to help.
My local guy prefers to measure the actual housing rather than a tired/damaged/hard O-ring that's been removed.
I think they will splice them from a length for static applications

Renseal


Colin

Originally Posted by gromit

An O-ring supplier should be able to help.
My local guy prefers to measure the actual housing rather than a tired/damaged/hard O-ring that's been removed.
I think they will splice them from a length for static applications

Renseal


Colin

Thanks Colin,lotz of landies, ash

Gunna pop into a few of my local shops to see if I can find one to me it dosnt look to bad but as I well know all it takes is one lil nick

James


1969 109" 2a named loti

I know that a lot of members criticise free-wheeling hubs and I know that there is the potential for some minor problems, however, you shouldn't assume that you will definitely have problems or that you should get rid of them immediately.

When I bought my 1973 LWB Series III in 1980, it had free-wheeling hubs. It still had them 200,000 km later in 2006, when I sold it. I only locked them in when I needed them. During that time they did not cause any problems.

Whether they provided any benefit is hardly relevant, since I didn't have to pay for them or fit them.

While it might not be worth spending the money to buy them, if they are already there, then it is possible that you will have the same trouble free run that I had. In which case it isn't worth the effort to remove them.

I guess I haven't been as lucky then. Of the 2 vehicles I've had with them fitted when I bought them, both had massive failures - I'm talking a handful of metal fragments... One was already knackered when I bought it, the other we (my brother and I) killed on about the second trip we did in our 2a. Weren't doing anything that the axles couldn't handle, but it was the end of our fun for the day.

If you've used them without issue, great news, but I think it just adds one more point of failure, which I have seen fail twice.