Front Axles for 10 bolt Front Hubs-1.5 ton Australian Chevrolet Trucks 1940-1945

[Shaun Mastin]

Probably have to wait till I take the wheel off if I can’t see any numbers with it on , but I do have a spare set off my 1943 lend lease chev I can check aswell

[Shaun Mastin]

These are a couple of spare sets I got with my truck

[Bob Carriere]

Nice to have spare parts to learn from.....

The first two pictures..... the ones with the small bolt holes.....are according to my reading....... the Heavy duty one and the small bolts hold a small domed hub cab/cover....... the lighter ball bearing variety has a screwed on sheet metal cap which is what I think I can see on your rolling chassis.

Looking forward for future posting of your project......

Thanks for your help.

Bob C

[motto]

In my experience the bearings used in the hubs shown in the upper three photos in Shaun's post 8 would not have been Timken Tapered Rollers but Hyatt Barrel Rollers.
These hub/drum assemblies were used on the heavy axle which would interchange as a unit with the lighter axle that used the cup/cone/ball arrangement fitted to most of the L/L trucks.
Strangely enough in post war Victoria (Aust) you were far more likely to find the heavy axle under a civilian 30 CWT truck than under an MCP which would have a civilian rating of 3 ton
I can only relate what I have seen over the years and the mixture of parts in these trucks has always been confusing.

David

[Bob Carriere]

You are correct David....... I would be happy to find the barrel roller bearing or the Timken rollers......... just hoping to find better than the ball bearing bicycle setup.

I tried to do a swap on a 46 to 1951 axle..... the Hyatt were bigger diameter and then center ID too big for the spindle........ HUB, Bearings, spindle must match............ still hunting for a larger HD axle.

Thanks

Bob C.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

You are correct David....... I would be happy to find the barrel roller bearing or the Timken rollers......... just hoping to find better than the ball bearing bicycle setup.

If you have the Outer diameter and Bore diameter of the Angular Contact Ball Bearings, you can look up if there is a Tapered Roller Bearing in the same size using these SKF tools:

http://webtools3.skf.com/BearingCalc...Product.action
https://www.skfbearingselect.com/

You can also see how much you gain in Basic load ratings.

HTH,
Hanno

[Bob Carriere]

Will take some careful measurements today and check it out.\

for the time being we are fighting a snow blizzard....only 4 inches on top of the mud but the snow is moving sideways.....300,000 customers without power in Central Quebec..... we are still enjoying electricity for now.

This as to be the longest Winter yet.

Bob C.