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Old Nov 15, 2018 | 04:02 PM
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Locking hubs

Owners manual stats that you have to align the Mark's on the hubs to the dots on the outside to be in the locked position. One side doesnt have marks so I turned it all the way until i couldn't any.ore. 4wd works. My question is if it's not aligned perfectly will i cause damage?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2018 | 04:41 PM
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It could cause a problem if it’s not fully locked.

If you turned it all the way, you should be fine.

You can check it by measuring how far the other side turned, as they should both turn the same distance

 
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Old Nov 15, 2018 | 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by seville009
It could cause a problem if it’s not fully locked.

If you turned it all the way, you should be fine.

You can check it by measuring how far the other side turned, as they should both turn the same distance

thanks, I definitely turned them far enough, just wondered if I could over turn them if that makes sense?
 
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Old Nov 15, 2018 | 08:38 PM
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You can't turn them past locked, unless they are broken.
 
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Old Nov 25, 2018 | 05:36 AM
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so how hard are they lock suppose to be to turn, even torn down mine are hard to turn, any good how toos?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2018 | 07:35 AM
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Mine turn easily but the are aftermarket Mile Marker hubs, the factory ones failed long ago.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2018 | 03:12 PM
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Locking hubs should be easy enough to turn with one hand. Some are firmer than others but should not require too much effort.

I'm not sure what year you have, if you talking OEM (manual or auto/manual), or aftermarket so it is hard to pick a how-to. My generation of SD is a 'non-serviceable' unit so there's not much how-to other than counter-clockwise (as you face the wheel) is auto/free and clockwise (as you face the wheel) is lock. You should get out in the dirt for 5-10 miles a month the exercise the system (4HI and 4LO) but that's about it.

Again, I'm not sure what year you have but when I had the OEM auto-locking hubs I used this to clean them and they worked like a champ until I removed them: Welcome to guzzle's 4x4 Autolock Hub Lubrication Maintenance Web Page
 
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Old Dec 12, 2018 | 02:10 PM
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Mine turn easily but the are aftermarket Mile Marker hubs, the factory ones failed long ago.
Are the Mile Markers a direct bolt on replacement? The ones shown on their site look a lot different than the stock ones, and my local mechanic tells me only the Ford factory ones work. I’d like to be sure before I order them.

Thanks

edit to add; I changed my search parameters and believe I found what I’m looking for.
 
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They should be. My Warns were a direct fit.

Usually the only time you run into modifications or adapter/conversion kits is if you have a dually.

Here's the video of them installing their Mile Markers (scroll down to the video): https://milemarker.com/product/449ss...-3533b277-1243
 
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Old Dec 12, 2018 | 02:48 PM
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Are the Mile Markers a direct bolt on replacement? The ones shown on their site look a lot different than the stock ones, and my local mechanic tells me only the Ford factory ones work. I’d like to be sure before I order them.

Thanks

edit to add; I changed my search parameters and believe I found what I’m looking for.
The Mile Marker 449ss hubs are a direct fit on 99-04 Superdutys.
 
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Thanks. We have a set on the way.

Edit; The Mile Markers were an easy swap and work great. Thanks!



 
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