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Hey guys, today I realized that my front hubs will not turn. I know they need to be replaced, they are not serviceable. Is there a aftermarket brand that is better than ford? Thanks.
Get the Warn hubs. I already swapped them out on my 24 to ditch the dummy hub.
There are 2 part numbers which are exactly the same but about a $100 difference in price. Warn direct and Ford Performance which was a sticker over the Warn part number.
It's still a little unclear to me how often and when exactly yous all manually lock the hubs.
Do you lock them when it's about to snow, or only when you get stuck? Or only once in the beginning of winter?
What happens to the system with unlocked hubs that is placed into 4x4?
When does the (driver's side on new trucks) OEM AutoHub engage exactly?
In a perfect world you never have to manually lock your hubs. The selector switch on your dash would put the vehicle into 4WD. When the vacuum seals start to go and the selector switch does not engage 4WD on its own, then you must lock the hubs to engage the wheels to the front axle shafts. My vacuum seals usually last about 2 years before needing repair.
My “rule of thumb” with these manual hubs and engaging 4x4.
1) About once a month I cycle the manual hubs by hand and also spray the perimeter gap with silicon spray. They seem to stay loose by doing this and easy to rotate between Free/Auto and Lock.
2) Engage your 4x4 system before you need it. Waiting until your stuck means you’re too late with the 4x4 engagement.
Thanks, I will look into the warn hubs. I usually do cycle them through out the year but I do not drive truck that often so I sort of forgot about it. I just noticed that they were frozen. So they need replacing.
Thanks, I will look into the warn hubs. I usually do cycle them through out the year but I do not drive truck that often so I sort of forgot about it. I just noticed that they were frozen. So they need replacing.
When I got my WARN hubs, they also included the vacuum hose block off kit for the factory system. Its very important that you install the parts correctly.
Was driving down a rural road. The remnants of Hurricane Helena had blown down trees and power lines onto the roadway. I needed to drive around them in heavily water logged soil on the side of the roadway, but I also didn't want to get out of the truck and I didn't want to spend any more time around the area than was absolutely necessary. I turned the dial to 4H, drove around the mess, back up onto the roadway, turned the dial to 2H and went on about my way.
If I had manual hubs, I would have needed to stop in the road, get out of the truck around a dangerous situation, lock the hubs on both sides, drive around the mess, etc...
I completely see the reason so many guys do the Warn (or even better, Milemarker) manual hub kits. I've had manual hubs on trucks before. It is NOT a permanent solution, as manual hubs do eventually fail especially when not used often. But I get it. It's nice to get away from the vacuum system Ford uses. But my goodness.....Ford's OE system is SO convenient and helpful! It's hard to get rid of it. At 97k miles and 6 years I still have zero issues from my factory hubs, so when they do fail I will likely just replace with new Ford parts.
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