WARN HUB, no axle snap ring.

[Bustedbroc]

Just finished D44 axle u-joints on my 74 U15. I noticed when taking apart that there is no axle snap ring for the Warn hubs, only the large outer ring retaining the inner half of the hub assembly. The inner portion will slide into the hub until it stops covering up the snap ring groove on the axle and being close to the outer edge of the disc hub. The outer actuator goes on fine with the 6 screws and works fine. Is this normal? Every video I see shows an axle snap ring. Note that some previous owner had done a disk brake conversion to the truck. I am unfamiliar with Warn hubs. Thanks in advance.

 

[Soylent]

I don’t run the snap ring on my Mile Markers

 

[Yeller]

Very normal, with all of the variations of hubs, spindles, axles, lock outs, knuckles, etc., it is completely normal to no only not have the snap ring on the axle, for it to be impossible to install. Now that I’m back to owning a D44, it does not have them either, I physically have them but they will not go on. I haven’t ever run that snap ring on any that I have owned over the years.

 

[Bustedbroc]

Thats good news! Thank you very much.