Thread: AVM freewheeling hubs help

Little point in installing them - you'll find that there will be no measureable increase in fuel economy.

Leaving the front hubs as designed (original) keeps lube going where it should.

I knew this conversation would start!

I have a LSD in the front and 32x11.5xR15's on it so the steering is heavy for the mrs.... was hoping for an improvement that way.

I dunno,, I had these on my S3, made a huge difference to fuel, and to the handling/steering IMO

87County, that's also why there aren't any on there at the moment... I thought i'd put it the way LR intended.

Not sure on the AVM ones. I have the selectro units on mine - I've had them apart but they have a 3 pin design.

I ran these on my old IIa years ago and yes, they improved the steering no end - I didn't keep an eye on fuel usage, so not sure if it helps there.

I'll be keeping the selectos on mine when I restore it.

thanks guys, would it help if I took more photos?

These look to me like they would be plenty tough when in use! The old girl came with selectro units on it but one had exploded, so I removed both and fitted fixed drive flanges.

It says on the front that they are made in Brazil, under licence from Warn.

Yes, I believe they are much tougher than the selectro units. Still available new as well. - Products AVM

If (when?) the selectros explode, I'll look at buying a set.

ARB are stockists for them, but I cringe to think how much they would want for a set.

Model 405 for 10 spline (early - series I, II, IIa and some III's)
Model 406 for 24 spline (late - series III)

I know it's another rubbish photo but



you can see the little hole where the pin came from.... any ideas on how to fix it? the pin doesn't seem to want to return to it's correct location

you can also see the little pin on the right inside the seal.