What a blown up Hub and Bearing looks like!!

[mcyrana]

The part where the axle goes sheared right off




Whats left of my wheel bearing *notice the spring!*



installed warn lockers since the driver side blew up and the passenger side locked up along with my bearing

[sygmaman]

whats the spring for,took my hub apart and found the same spring mangled up other than that everything looked fine.

[mcyrana]

the spring is for a grease seal that is rubber coated, and has a spiral spring around a groove in the seal. This spring keeps the inner sealing lip in contact with the axle as the wheel and seal rotate

[tubular031]

Yup. This is why anyone that uses 4wd on these trucks should put some aftermarket hubs on. The stock hubs are junk. One of mine did something similar. I have had warn premium hubs on it since right after I got the truck.

[StoneGuy]

That's ugly. Mine are getting a little tight to turn and I was thinking about replacing them. I was amazed at how much plastic is in the factory hubs. The new ones look nice and I bet they lock much easier.
Regards,

Dwight