H1/HMMWV Hub Floor Jack Adapter

[Tad]

I designed this and sent it off to SendCutSend to cut and bend. The unit arrives at your doorstep without the seems fastened which will require either welding or a couple pieces of angle attached to stiffen up the structure. It will also require a fastening method to mount it to your jack. On my floor jack its a 1-1/8" pin so thats what the central mounting hole is on its base. Please note that this part is made in 5052 aluminum since thats the material I like to work with - but I will consider getting one added in steel if there is interest in that.

H1/HMMWV Hub Floor Jack Adapter

H1/HMMWV Geared Hub Floor Jack Adapter

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[styrodude]

wow, very nicely done ... how heavy is the hub to lift bare handed?? ....but it seems like an overkill for an object that weighs only 20lbs...

 

[Tad]

wow, very nicely done ... how heavy is the hub to lift bare handed??

I think they're about 75-80lbs. Its not so much the fact that they're heavy - its that its tough to hold them in place on the ball joint studs while you thread a castle nut on. This is especially tough when you have nice powdercoated hubs that you don't want to scratch.

 

[styrodude]

I think they're about 75-80lbs. Its not so much the fact that they're heavy - its that its tough to hold them in place on the ball joint studs while you thread a castle nut on. This is especially tough when you have nice powdercoated hubs that you don't want to scratch.

74-80lbs??? Really? But I do understand the alignment to the holes part of the task. Holes have to be just aligned for the bolts to go through
but then it takes lifting power to align and then you have only a handful of secs before the strength in your arms and forearms gives out...
I hung the RHINO carrier on my own. Just tied it to the roof rack, suspended by a string, a few ft off the ground and then I pushed it up wth
my thigh to align the holes but within secs I realized how weak my thighs are! ha ha ha....

 

[styrodude]

your contraption looks really nice and well made!

 

[Selloutrr]

It looks like a nice jig. I may give it a try.

I’ve been using a transmission jack and wood block because of the added pitch adjustment (helps install the Halfshaft) and safety chain when working alone.