Seized Locking Hubs
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Mountain Pass
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Seized Locking Hubs
Back in March while still plowing, my auto locking hubs wouldn't stay engaged. After talking to the local Ford service shop they told me that it was moisture in the vaccum lines and that it had frozen. They told me to manually lock the hubs and bring it in to be repaired when I had time. I made a appointment in the middle of May and finally got it in last week. Now the hubs are seized in the locked position and they will not warranty the work or parts because they say it was caused by the salt from our roads. Does this sound right?
Tuned
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Altoona, PA
Back in March while still plowing, my auto locking hubs wouldn't stay engaged. After talking to the local Ford service shop they told me that it was moisture in the vaccum lines and that it had frozen. They told me to manually lock the hubs and bring it in to be repaired when I had time. I made a appointment in the middle of May and finally got it in last week. Now the hubs are seized in the locked position and they will not warranty the work or parts because they say it was caused by the salt from our roads. Does this sound right?
If you wish to keep your auto feature it still is easy fix. There are tons of videos on this. Take apart, clean, reinstall.
Good luck
Cargo Master
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Pittsburgh, PA
Hopefully this will help you:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14810028
Edit: I just realized it is a newer truck. I am not sure if this would apply or not, but it is for 99-04 hubs.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post14810028
Edit: I just realized it is a newer truck. I am not sure if this would apply or not, but it is for 99-04 hubs.
Tuned
Joined: Sep 2013
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From: Altoona, PA
You obviously drive in harsh enough conditions to seize the hubs, this is something you should learn and do a regular maintenance on by taking then apart and doing a cleaning up of the hub.
As far as warranty...the service advisor was being a *****. A good service writer would have found a way to get them fixed under warranty. Sounds like he just dismissed it altogether as a wear item i.e. brake pads, wiper blades, clutch, etc.
Given how quick you can have them apart and cleaned...and how much hassle you will go through trying to validate your warranty demand with that service writer...or finding a different Ford store and begin the process again without knowing the result, I think you are time and money ahead doing it yourself.
Good luck
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