HUNNER EXtreme Steering Rack Sleeves

[JoshuaL]

No paypal didn't send a notice on the first one. I just had to go in and cancel that payment.

JoshuaL

 

[Hunner]

Ok thanks I will tell F5 in case he does not see this.

I love the smell of a cut off blade in the morning. I'm going to finish cutting and blasting and pack up the ones I have addresses for and mail late this afternoon on those that are paid.
Thanks guys
Sometimers Dave:emb:

 

[Bigunit]

$$ sent. Thanks Dave.

 

[06 H3]

Resent let me know if u get it this time

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[Hunner]

Resent let me know if u get it this time

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I got it at 10:02.
Thanks

 

[Portager]

Payment sent. Thanks a lot Dave.

 

[TrailBreaker]

Ok, the Jury is back. And the general concensus from the tech department is a triple thumbs up!!!

I didnt get any pics of it since we are so busy today, but I had my suspension/steering expert install the sleeve and give his professional opinion. He is very impressed with it and how easy it installs and well how it keeps the rack secure to the frame.

The rest of the techs also took a look at it and agreed it is a far better solution than just replacing the bushings all the time.

I am going to go offroading tomorrow to put it through its paces and will report back as well.


But Hunner, this dealership gives you alot of props for this! A simple and economical solution to a very serious problem.

Next time you are in my neck of the woods, beers are on me!


Jason
TrailBreaker

 

[Hunner]

That is awesome! I'm glad they got it in for you. It's nice to know I'm not completely crazy.:shifty:
I feel better, even with testing it 50,000+ miles that others with experience with these racks came to the same conclusion, it just works!
Check it from time to time to make sure they got a good clamp down. I would expect they did after what you have told me.
Did they try to see if it was tight without grinding or did they comment about doing a bit of grinding? I felt that mine was a better fit with just taking a little of the back of the bracket and lower mounting nut plate. Of course you cannot even see the top one!
Sounds great, have a great time. I think I have plenty of pictures, they all look the same
Let me know how many they want:shifty:

 

[f5moab]

Just went in and cancelled the incorrect address, and resent to the correct address.

 

[TrailBreaker]

That is awesome! I'm glad they got it in for you. It's nice to know I'm not completely crazy.:shifty:
I feel better, even with testing it 50,000+ miles that others with experience with these racks came to the same conclusion, it just works!
Check it from time to time to make sure they got a good clamp down. I would expect they did after what you have told me.
Did they try to see if it was tight without grinding or did they comment about doing a bit of grinding? I felt that mine was a better fit with just taking a little of the back of the bracket and lower mounting nut plate. Of course you cannot even see the top one!
Sounds great, have a great time. I think I have plenty of pictures, they all look the same
Let me know how many they want:shifty:

There was no grinding necessary, fit like a glove. The mounts are nice and tight, used an impact on them
.

 

[JoshuaL]

I CAN'T WAIT! I'm starting to get excited

JoshuaL

 

[Hunner]

There was no grinding necessary, fit like a glove. The mounts are nice and tight, used an impact on them
.

I did not grind on the one on my 06 when I did that. On the Alpha it did not seem as tight as I wanted but then I'm paranoid and did not want to have to do it but one more time so I did a little grinding, not much but it could have been my bracket was not flat on the back side and I noticed where that lower nut is welded in there was lumpy. Perhaps people should take the time and fit it first and see if it gets tight. I cut them in half and kept the halves together and fit them on my spare rack. I have about worn the paint off of it! It should not move at all in my opinion or it could slide out. That would result in the steering rack having excess movement and would need some attention. As you know with those size bolts torqued tight, it's in there! I have always carried a couple of brackets and rubber bushings, just in case or if someone else needed them. Having an extra rubber bushing would allow for any problem if the bushing was not tight and shifted. I don't think that can happen with proper installation.

 

[Hunner]

I CAN'T WAIT! I'm starting to get excited

JoshuaL

That's because you know yours is "in the mail":shifty:

I mailed 8 today to people that paid. I can make a run in the morning if I get more paid. I will work tonight to get some more blasted.

 

[H3-ING]

Paypal payment sent.

 

[JR3T]

Paypal payment sent.
Thanks Hunner!

 

[Hunner]

Update Today Monday
1 F5 shipped
2 Alrock
3 Joshual shipped
4 Ahana
5 06H3 shipped
6 Paladine71 ships Tues
7 3Hummers shipped
8 supersapper-rpm
9 cbetts shipped
10 djinco ships Tues
11 jgbb04
12 bunger shipped
13 bigunit shipped
14 kd7irm
15 H3slate ships Tues
16 NCalphadog shipped
17 H3ing shipped
18 xllkoyokollx
19 JR3T shipped
20 swank3T
21 Nacho ships Tues with front skids
22 TrailBreaker
23 midnightH3
24 ColoradoH3
25 08h3 ships Tues
26 reaper ships Tues
27 Portager shipped
28 H32NV
29 AZTraveler
30 5GN-H3T ship Tues
That is all of the original order of 30 spoken for, but not all have paid.
I will work on this list later tonight.

 

[Hunner]

I have sent all the sleeve/bushings to people that sent me their address and emailed invoices to those that I had their email. I also sent some that paid after seeing the post on here that I have them ready to ship.
Everybody else can send me Pay-Pal payment now at

1secondwind@comcast.net

or send me an email and I can invoice you if you prefer that method. I may not hang around all week.
I have to keep my shipping department here at Hunner Hummer skunk works busy or they get distracted
Thanks
Dave Hunter aka Hunner

 

[Paladine71]

Payment sent, thanks.

 

[5gn-h3t]

Why you (and I) need these.

:gaah:

17,xxx miles. Still under warranty but I don't think I'm going to bother with the dealer.

[video=youtube;8rBQJfPSbzQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rBQJfPSbzQ[/video]

The steering gear flexes too much when off-roading

My steering gear is flexing too much when on-roading.

 

[Hunner]

Hmmm must not just be a rumor.
I hear there is a fix for that!:shifty:
Who you gonna call?
I thought somebody said that was not engineering oversight that it was supposed to be that way?


I have a few more, right now.
I just cut some in half, better go media blast them.
Next shipment Tues

 

[5gn-h3t]

Money sent!

 

[Hunner]

Taking in to account I have 7 more spoken for from other sources
3 of those paid so far
I have 13 more available out of my amended order of 20 more at this time, and more (at some point) if I don't hear back from people I pm'ed or emailed or sent invoices to, I will start making those available.
So that's 13 left not spoken for out of the 50 I ordered.
After that I will have to renegotiate on the price for a smaller quantity and meet the minimum order.
Thanks to all of you that followed thru. I hope we can keep these rigs going for a long time.
Hunner
I'm going to explore other markets

 

[06 H3]

After seeing that video and seeing the play in my steering and also seeing that I am at around 80k miles now I bet there is no bushing there. :giggle:

 

[Sennin]

Hi Hunner,

Would you mind finding out what shipping would cost to my valley of the world?

I really want to ensure I have a reliable H3 that keeps on kicking dust in the eyes of the haters :thumbs:

 

[Hunner]

:gaah:

17,xxx miles. Still under warranty but I don't think I'm going to bother with the dealer.

My steering gear is flexing too much when on-roading.

That is a good video. In mine I was concentrating on the pass side mount. Yours shows both that and the drivers side moving in the bushing down there. There are two mounts down there at two different angles which I think is good. They look to be pressed in firm bushings and can allow very little movement. However you can see by allowing the pass side to move it DOES put stress on the other end, eventually that has the potential to "crack the rack"

Your Sleeve/bushing will go out this afternoon with several others.
Thanks