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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 08:39 PM
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Bonehead move

Manual hubs and transfer case. Got out this afternoon, unlocked the hubs, got distracted, and forgot to take the transfer case out of 4Hi. I pulled 14k 45 miles in 4Hi, hubs unlocked. The only thing I noticed is it seemed to run hotter, though it was 104 degrees here today. Did I do any damage?
 
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 08:40 PM
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No, everything should be fine as long as the hubs were unlocked.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 08:45 PM
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No, everything should be fine as long as the hubs were unlocked.
Thanks. Still a pretty stupid mistake, but at least not an expensive one.
 
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 08:49 PM
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No, I have done MUCH worse....and no, I am not telling.
 
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No, I have done MUCH worse....and no, I am not telling.
Got a few secrets myself....
 
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i've done this on purpose, unlock the hubs and throw it in 4-lo, so that i have the low gear but can still turn.

as others have said, no harm should come of it.

i'll share my bone headded move. In my defense, i was high on Zyrtec.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...f-the-day.html
 
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 11:04 PM
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i've done this on purpose, unlock the hubs and throw it in 4-lo, so that i have the low gear but can still turn.

as others have said, no harm should come of it.

i'll share my bone headded move. In my defense, i was high on Zyrtec.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...f-the-day.html
Nice! I do that on my boat fairly often. Nothing like that "freak-out, what now" moment replaced by the "how dumb am I" feeling. We just hope no one else noticed...
 
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Old Jul 1, 2012 | 11:18 PM
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Nope youre fine. All that happened was the transfercase was moving. The only damage you did was use up some extra fuel. With the hubs unlocked the transfer case and is free to spin and do what ever it wants.
 
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