ok. ive had my 96 f-150 for over a year now. never get the auto hubs to lock up when i want em to. im goin through a lake this weekend. i need 4wd. what is a surefire way to lock em up when i need em to. i need step by step instructions.

 

Put it in 4wd and the auto hubs are suposed to automatically lock, but b/c they are complete junk, they might not and you should upgrade to manual hubs and lock them in.

 

check your vacuum lines. Its a common problem with the POS Ford auto hubs. Usually the tires have to roll one complete revolution to lock in.

Save yourself some heartache and swap over to warn locking hubs. I did on my 96 ranger and loved it

 

thats the problem with auto hubs, there really is no surefire way! i would run out and get a set of warn or milemarker premiums put on. then when you get to the lake just lock the hubs. when you feel you need 4x4 just lock in the t-case!

trust me, its great piece of mind!

-cutts-

 

yeah but i aint got the $ to do that right now. and puttin in new hubs aint gonna happen before saturday. locking hubs will come after i get a little more done to the luxury side of the truck.

 

You can get a pair of milemarkers for about $50-60

This is worth the price of putting your truck in 4wd and haveing 4wd!

 

luxury before fuction is a bad method of building

 

Very true!




LAME!

 

weld them solid into drive flanges

 

you asked and we gave advice... if you dont like it and dont take the advice then thats all we can do. unless you pull the hubs apart and rig them so they are locked all the time (it is possible) then you would be better off getting manual hubs and be done with it! even if they cost you $150 i guarantee you if you get stuck somewhere, anywhere, the tow bill will be much higher than that!

just a word of warning!

-cutts-

 

50 to 60 bucks? where? how long does it take to put em on?

 

Drive flanges would work great too!



Here's MM Supreme SS hubs
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...or_dana_44.htm
They have a cheaper pair too


Here's the warn premium hubs
http://broncograveyard.com/bronco/i-...emium_pair.htm

 

drive flanges would work like auto hubs, only much better

 

I tried to get my D60 to work w/ auto hubs back in the day (4 years ago) and they never worked. They would engage after being fixed, then I'd splash them w/ a little water, then they'd never engage again. So I replaced them with another set of autos (read: I'm an idiot) and same thing all over again. I took them apart and repacked them properly, and then the pass side worked, but not the drivers. Here is what happened w/ the drivers:

Such a stupid and simple failure. The springs couldn't apply level pressure, so the collar gear or whatever you want to call it would bind, even when greased. I tried everything to get them to work... but that just lead to nothing. So...


Moral of the story is go w/ manual hubs as soon as you can. The auto hubs suck and will never ever work reliably.

 

ok i just ordered the warn premium hubs. idk when i can put em in. as soon as i can get to my buddies lift.