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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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4x4 Problems

Hi there. I have a 1990 Ford F150 4x4 5 Speed. And its manual lock in hubs. A few weeks ago we go a snow storm and i locked it in 4x4 to get up my hill and it was working just fine before i started up the hill but when i started up the hill i heard a POP. And then the front tires wasnt spinning anymore but it was still locked in 4x4. When i finally got the truck to the house i had to take a pair of pliers to free the hubs. Could anyone help me with my problem please? Thanks
 
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Old Feb 20, 2011 | 09:39 PM
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Sounds like you will need to rebuild hubs.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 04:46 AM
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Ok that ain't to big of a problem.. I thought it would have been something a lil more major than that
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 09:35 AM
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You won't know until you take it apart, but I agree with CWPottenger, it sounds like you need to rebuild or replace the hubs.

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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 10:55 AM
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I'd rebuild the hubs or get a new set of Warn's for it. There are other brands out there but I have never had my Warn's fail on me!

Even if it's something more serious like a t-case problem, you can find another one on Craigslist > Cities for around or under $100 usually. Rebuilding them isn't to hard either. Remember to keep your floor shift to tcase linkages well lubbed!
 
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Old Feb 21, 2011 | 10:56 AM
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Hubs do sound like a likley culprit, how do your axle U-joints look?
 
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