[ranger88den]

Mike, I think you owe Bex some rep. points.

 

[Bex]

Cute. I thought I'd at least get a beer out of it.....

 

[Sidekick Mike]

Bex,
Thanks for the info! Southwest suzuki is much cheaper than here in california (Santa Ana, CA). I am almost ready to order...I have the order on the screen and I am ready to go...I will wait till tomorrow. I want to take one last look at at my current Auto Hubs and check the bolts, etc. I am going to pull one bolt off and take a look. You are sure about these part numbers, right? Total price including shipping is 69.69. Thanks BEX!
Mike

 

[Bex]

Those are the p/n's for the cone washers and bolts listed in the parts catalog for the stock Aisin manual hubs. You can confirm it on the Suzuki website by inserting the p/n - or confirm it by email to Keith at SW Suzuki, if you wish to make sure before you order.

 

[Sidekick Mike]

Thanks BEX! I will confirm before I order...thanks agin.
Mike

 

[Bex]

You're welcome. Hope it works out for you.

 

[ranger88den]

Geo Tracker Manual Lockout Hub Bolts | eBay

 

[Bex]

Perfect timing, Ranger!

 

[ranger88den]

I hope Mike has a PayPal account + the seller has 100% posi feedback.

 

[relicduke]

If you have a big enough yard and an understanding partner,it's best to have a spare Tracker/sidekick/sunrunner.Nice thing about trackers is,they,like old GMs don't change too much from year to year.I can safely say I've saved thousands by having a parts car,just on gas.

 

[Sidekick Mike]

Thanks Ranger and BEX!!! I just bought those bolts from EBAY. What a deal. $20.95 total! Soon as I get the bolts I can install the New Aisin Manual Hubs. Just last Saturday I installed the Steering shock dampener from LowRange. Wow, what a difference in driving. It is much sturdier up front and steering is firmer, nice! Now waiting for those bolts....

 

[ranger88den]

Hooray, rep points for everyone and beers too! :lol:

 

[Skyhiranger]

Did you check the old auto hubs to see if they have cone washers, if they are original they should.

Auto hubs do not use cone washers.

 

[Sidekick Mike]

Yes,
I checked my AUTO HUBS on saturday...it does not use cone washers.

 

[riley]

Auto hubs do not use cone washers.

It depends on your location, some do have cone washers. I have parted out 16 or 17 of these vehicles and it seems like a surprise in everyone. My son has installed the manuals with out the washers with no problems...

 

[Sidekick Mike]

I see what you are saying...some probably are different. I have to go back to what ranger said:
"You can, but I wouldn't. You may get noise and probably premature wear. I would continue to use the autos until you locate the cone washers."
In my case Ranger is right. I took one bolt out and there is now way I would run Aisin Manual hubs with my bolts from the auto hubs. They do not even fit snug within the hole...i see major problems down the road if I was to use the AUTO bolts with the AISIN MANUAL Hubs..

 

[Skyhiranger]

It depends on your location, some do have cone washers. I have parted out 16 or 17 of these vehicles and it seems like a surprise in everyone. My son has installed the manuals with out the washers with no problems...

Must be a canada thing. Every trackick I have seen in the US that has had auto hubs hasn't had cone washers. The auto hub holes aren't tapered, so cone washers wouldn't even fit right...if at all.
BTW, I have owned about 60 trackicks over the years and seen many, many more. Not really any surprises, after that many.

 

[Snap-On Aficionado]

Vitara vs sidekick

Hello everyone !

I broke my sidekick frame this week too much canadian snow plowing action. So today i got my self a nice 1999 2dr soft top 4wd M/T Vitara but most importantly , no rust !! anyway is has Auto lockings hub and i allready dislike them ! Can i take my stock sidekick ( 98 ) manual locking hubs ( which by the way if anyone is interested have NO cone washers ) and just bolt them in my vitara ( 99 ) and be on my way ?? yes right? they are the model which have the big washer to compress the locking spring not the 4 pins socket type. What brand are the original oem hubs on my kick ? What are the difference between vitara and sidekick i looked all over but did not find many awnsers , any link would be great since i want to swap parts ¸ like my control arms , struts trany diffs etc Sorry for so many question , just very excited about my new purchase !!!

 

[ATFZ71]

What all is necessary for converting auto hubs to manual hubs on a 99 chevy tracker??

 

[Bex]

I don't know if there was any change in the hubs between 1998 and 1999, but if not, then all you need to do is to unscrew and remove the auto hubs and screw in the manual ones. The earlier cars used cone washers on the manual hubs (possibly not on the autos) so you would need to have these as well - particularly if you are picking up replacements from a junkyard.