Front locking hubs replacement
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Cargo Master
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True, and this is where the problem stems...outside the o-ring and inside the plastic/aluminum actuator ****.
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Cargo Master
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I took them off this morning and will attempt to tear into them and clean/lube as needed. Not a fan of Arod myself.
5th Wheeling
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I had the same problem on my old 2002 Super Duty. They were locked up and I broke the hub trying to free it. Not wanting to spend good money for a set of Ford replacement auto hubs, I eventually bought the Chinese auto hubs on ebay. They never actually worked in auto mode and I resigned myself to manually locking the hubs for the 6 remaining years I owned the truck. They required yearly disassembly to keep them freed up.
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Cargo Master
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I have the hub pulled apart and it is definitely seized inside the **** to aluminum housing. Letting the penetrating oil soak as I try to figure out how to open up the **** housing.
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Any of the all metal designs like the Warm Premium or the Mile Marker Premiums will last a long time with proper maintenance. If you use them that much I would just remove them once a year and grease them. They are simple to remove and if you use a waterproof grease like Schaeffer's EP 219 they should last a long time.
Fleet Mechanic
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I've been adding lube periodically where the **** rotates in the metal housing since my first hubs got stiff. My third set,.... I'm done with OEM. However, if they are made by Warn, their hubs are supposed to have a life time warranty. Can someone post a link to the OEM Warn hubs on these trucks?
Even though they're expensive, the aftermarket Warn hubs use all 6 bolts instead of the three on the hub face, so they create a much better seal around the hub bore. Just FYI.
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Cargo Master
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I'm finding the contamination is entering around the plastic **** itself from the outside, the guts (gears) are spotless and full of grease, but inside the aluminum flange (that mount it to the hub) is full of corrosion from road salt and the plastic dial is what is binding.
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Cargo Master
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Many use their own brand when it comes to grease for these hubs. If you are the type that tries to stick with OEM, the manual calls for Motorcraft® High Temperature 4x4 Front Axle and Wheel Bearing Grease / XG-11 (WSS-M1C267-A1)
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I'm finding the contamination is entering around the plastic **** itself from the outside, the guts (gears) are spotless and full of grease, but inside the aluminum flange (that mount it to the hub) is full of corrosion from road salt and the plastic dial is what is binding.
These have a lifetime warranty.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256011284865
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256011284865
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Cargo Master
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I wonder how legit this is ...appears to be OEM but says "made in china" and notice the dial says FREE instead of AUTO
https://www.ebay.com/itm/37451149910....c101465.m3507
https://www.ebay.com/itm/37451149910....c101465.m3507
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Cargo Master
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There's a warn premium hub set on eBay for 299 OBO. You might be able to get it for 200-250 if seller is wanting to move them.
These have a lifetime warranty.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256011284865
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256011284865
These have a lifetime warranty.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256011284865
https://www.ebay.com/itm/256011284865
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I wonder how legit this is ...appears to be OEM but says "made in china" and notice the dial says FREE instead of AUTO
https://www.ebay.com/itm/37451149910....c101465.m3507
https://www.ebay.com/itm/37451149910....c101465.m3507
Clearly chinese knockoffs. Even says "Unbranded" in the description.
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Cargo Master
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LOL, I saw that too, odd how they can use Ford labels and get away with it.
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China, much like Russia was decades ago, are ripoff kings. Russia would at least try to improve the designes and sell them as their own. chinese could care less, they will literally photocopy the directions from the people they ripoff and blurr out (usually....not always) the branding. There is A TON of counterfeit products on Amazon and Fleabay.