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Originally Posted by Blazer1970
You need to find a used axle with the same ratio that you currently have.
Otherwise, a new set of lockouts with the correct bolts to hold them on might last you for a while. You need a really close fit between the bolts and the inside of the holes through the lockout. If there is any clearance in there, the lockout hub can (and will) rotate a little bit everytime you go from from drive to reverse or vice versa. It is this little bit of rotation (working against the heads of the bolts) that causes the bolts to come loose. I think the correct bolts actually have a pilot diameter with no threads (like a longer bolt normally would) up near the head of the bolt.
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when you buy a new set of Warn locking hubs, everything comes with them to mount them.
the thing to make them last is maintenance, which means packing your wheel(axle) bearings regularly which means that they stay tight which reduces hub movement which takes stress off the locking hubs. It also doesn't hurt to check those mounting bolts from time to time for tightness because they can back out.
and only lock your hubs when you are actually going to use them saves a lot of wear and tear on everything
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