locked hubs question
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Laughing Gas
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locked hubs question
Took the truck to work today and had the hubs locked 'cause it was slick out. I'm getting a "ratchet" sound from the front end and there seems to be a little resistance when driving. I haven't tried it with the hubs unlocked yet to see if there is a real change. I felt the hubs and they are not warm. Any suggestions?
all alone in the world
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From: oklahoma
sounds like one is not locking all the way in. may have a little gunk in it, or it may be worn out. try cleaning them up and inspecting them. just watch how they come apart, they can be a little tricky the first few times you do them.
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From: Weston, Nebraska
Mine clicks to if I leave them locked in just cruisin town in 2wd or in 4x4 when it's slick, but never seems to bother if I'm wheelin it hard, so I always try to keep them unlocked, it's been doing this for a few years now and my front axle does give me a noticable amount of resistance when I leave them locked in, in 2wd. Everything works good though, so I just keep drivin it.
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From: Ontario Canada
Locking Hubs
I normally drive with my hubs unlocked until I need 4x4 but I have had tha same problem you mentioned about the noisy hubs when unlocked.
When I took mine apart I found the spacer washer to be worn and the hub was not fully disingaged. The spline teeth were slightly engaged on one wheel. (It was warm)
I checked some prices around and I ended up replacing both hubs with Warn hubs (Ford's were really pricey) That was six years ago and I haven't had a problem since.
1986 Ford F150 4x4
Bruce P
I normally drive with my hubs unlocked until I need 4x4 but I have had tha same problem you mentioned about the noisy hubs when unlocked.
When I took mine apart I found the spacer washer to be worn and the hub was not fully disingaged. The spline teeth were slightly engaged on one wheel. (It was warm)
I checked some prices around and I ended up replacing both hubs with Warn hubs (Ford's were really pricey) That was six years ago and I haven't had a problem since.
1986 Ford F150 4x4
Bruce P
