hub lock does not move
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hub lock does not move
so i tried to engauge the hubs by hand and one did not move i recall someone saying it is a common problem but i want to know is the problem in the hub or the casing. the hub works with the electric switch but i would like to fix the problem if i can
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Since it's already won't move manually...
have you tried to force it since it's "broke" already....
wd-40 and a large pair of vise grips or pliers with a rag to protect the finish....
and try and turn it....
then in the future... turn it periodically to keep it free.... (I do mine about once a month )
have you tried to force it since it's "broke" already....
wd-40 and a large pair of vise grips or pliers with a rag to protect the finish....
and try and turn it....
then in the future... turn it periodically to keep it free.... (I do mine about once a month )
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From: Rochester NY
My 2cents..
I turn the hubs back and forth a few times whenever I wash the truck.(almost every week) It is easy to remember since I am already down there shining up the wheels.
Can someone explain why manually locking the hubs is to be used VS the auto switch in the truck? Must be a reason for both but I dont understand the mechanics of the system well enough...
I turn the hubs back and forth a few times whenever I wash the truck.(almost every week) It is easy to remember since I am already down there shining up the wheels.
Can someone explain why manually locking the hubs is to be used VS the auto switch in the truck? Must be a reason for both but I dont understand the mechanics of the system well enough...
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From: Washington State
When you electronically engage the hubs some amount of rotation is need to lock them.
The manaul override serves to help you when you are stranded or already stuck and the forward rotation is not possible.
It is also there in case they do not lock electronically (actually by vacuum pulse). You know...like if something breaks.
The manaul override serves to help you when you are stranded or already stuck and the forward rotation is not possible.
It is also there in case they do not lock electronically (actually by vacuum pulse). You know...like if something breaks.
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ken
thanks... I had considered the manual hub locks a basic back up.. but began to think there was something far more complicated involved... leave it me to make the simple, more complicated... lol
now.. what is the deeper reason for that silly little garbage bag hook... the Ford engineers MUST have had something else in mind..!
Bill
thanks... I had considered the manual hub locks a basic back up.. but began to think there was something far more complicated involved... leave it me to make the simple, more complicated... lol
now.. what is the deeper reason for that silly little garbage bag hook... the Ford engineers MUST have had something else in mind..!
Bill
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From: Washington State
Originally Posted by Bill_T
now.. what is the deeper reason for that silly little garbage bag hook... the Ford engineers MUST have had something else in mind..!
Bill
Bill
That hook took its place. It is quite useless for regular garbage bags (read: plastic shopping bags). But others have found some cool uses for it.
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From: Acworth, GA
Originally Posted by wipper
so i am able to turn the hub with a wrench is it possible to take the hub a part and clean it to free it up or is there some thing more seriously wrong
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From: Cleveland, OH
Originally Posted by jjohn82
I had this problem. I let mine sit overnight loaded with a grease/WD-40 mix and they worked fine ever since. If you still can't fix it I found a pair of auto lockers (replacements) for about $350 for a set at 4-wheel parts. Manuals are nice and much more reliable, but if you usually are shifting on the fly, you'll find them a poor substitute.