I have a rotating squeak in the front end of my f250 4x4 v10 and im sure its because the hubs are set in automatic. i went to see if i put it in manual, rather then shift on the fly and it would help stop the rotating of the front axle. however, when i went to go turn the hub, i noticed that i don't know which way to turn it because its not written on the hub and i don't have the owner's manual. can you tell me the settings of the hub? I see the dimple but don't know which setting is which because there isn't a label.

 

basically i just need to know which rotation direction is which. clockwise till it stops is automatic or manual?

 

There should be a little notch on the face of the hub that denotes the two differences, just try it the other way. I don't have my truck in front of me to look at it. What year?

 

Yes, and your squeak may be coming from the carrier bearing. I had one that drove me crazy trying to locate the noise until I replaced the carrier bearing.

Pap

 

Clock wise for a stock 01 hub on my truck is lock

 

If I lock mine in the make lots of noise tell I unlock them I think they are bad just cause they are 267000 miles on them couldn't be that ha O and this is a 01 f250

 

it is a 2000. Yes i see the notch/dimple.

 

i do have the switch on the dash to change it into 4x4 high or low (i am guessing that is the automatic on the fly magic) i don't care that i have to get out and lock it in when needed so id rather have it off until i lock it in and then ill flip the switch on the dash.

is there 3 settings, automatic, manual, and disengaged.

automatic is when i want to be able to stay in the truck and flip the switch

manual is when its locked in period

disengaged is not able to be automatically switched on from inside the cab.

am i right in that logic?

 

just reiterating what you said is if i turn it as far as it can go clockwise, it will be locked into 4wd. if i have it at the dimple, it is automatic whcih i can stay in the truck and use the switch on the dash, and then all the way counterclockwise is disengaged?

 

stock hubs only has two settings on the ( hub) auto and lock. if it is all working right you turn the switch in the cab to 4 wd and the hub will lock automatically if the ( hub ) is on auto (counter clock wise) to the dot. Clock wise to the dot is lock. There is no disengaged with the hub I have

 

that makes sense because i turned it counterclockwise and i believe its locked in and the switch on the dash doesn't do anything but if i turn it all the way clockwise, when i switch the dash switch, the light shows 4x4.

 

There are 2 positions on the hub, auto and lock.

Auto-hubs are unlocked when the switch on the dash is 2wd. Locked when 4wd or 4lo are selected.

Locked-Hubs are locked with dash switch in any position. Dash switch will select what ever it is set to.

 

if the hubs are locked, even one, the front shaft won't turn by hand. if you can spin the front shaft with you hand, you're unlocked. then get a sharpie

 

You will be able to turn the front drive shaft with one hub locked and the other unlocked.

 

my 09 won't. locked the driver side hub so I could re-instal the front drive shaft to keep it from turning while I tightened everything up