My group found Rito’s Bronco abandoned down towards Dishpan Springs. I hadn’t met Rito, but we had talked online and by phone quite often about upgrades he was working on. He was very excited to finally get his Bronco to Big Bear. We took this pic, and I texted it to him, we had such a laugh...
To grease the RCV’s on a std. D44. The stub axle has an inverted zerk fitting on the outer end. You simply remove your locking hub and give the zerk 5-6 pumps of grease, that feeds into the CV joint. RCV has their own grease, and I assume there may be warranty issues if other grease is used...
The 5 bolt Ford disc knuckle is certainly better if you have axle issues out on the trail. There’s much more room to access the broken axle parts. Plus, if you want to run RCV axle’s, they slide right in that 6” opening. I would do #2 or #3, if you need to upgrade from what you currently...
Servicing RCV’s is more of an issue for rigs with unit bearing, and no locking hubs. So those parts are always in motion, whether in use or not. I recently bought them for mine, and I’m now in the habit of unlocking my hubs more frequently. Axle shaft quality is why I went with RCV’s. It’s...