Manual hub operation
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Manual hub operation
I'm installing warn premiums today and was wondering; In this situation; wake up to lots of snow, lock hubs and put in 4x4, drive to work, after a few miles I no longer need 4x4, so I throw it into 2 wheel (hubs still locked), I then notice some major ice/snow covered road ahead. Can I put it into 4x4 without coming to a complete stop (hubs still locked)? How fast can I go and put it back into 4x4? I drive 40 miles one way to work and although it's mostly freeway, yesterday morning I never ran above 45, most of the way was 10-20. Took 2 hours to get to work!!!! I wouldn't have been able to get there faster with 4x4, but it would have made it safer.
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Originally Posted by gshawjr
I switch mine into 4h on the fly all the time with no problems. I do however slow to under 30 before I push the button.. For 4L, I have to come to a stop and put the tranny in neutral.
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Yes you can shift back and forth from 2Hi to 4hi at pretty much any speed provided your hubs are still locked in. Doesn't apply to 4low.
This is one of the nice features of manual hubs. I'm assuming you switched from the POS auto hubs.
With your hubs engaged the whole front drivetrain is spinning the same speed same as the rear. So the transfer case can "mesh" everything together. I've never tried it at fast highway speeds though. Usually if it is slick enough to have to engage 4WD you would have slowed down long before.....
I leave my hubs in all day on snowy days even after I get on the highway where it is just wet. I've heard people say they leave them in all winter. I think that would be hard on components and mileage, especially if you get good weather in between the bad.
This is one of the nice features of manual hubs. I'm assuming you switched from the POS auto hubs.
With your hubs engaged the whole front drivetrain is spinning the same speed same as the rear. So the transfer case can "mesh" everything together. I've never tried it at fast highway speeds though. Usually if it is slick enough to have to engage 4WD you would have slowed down long before.....
I leave my hubs in all day on snowy days even after I get on the highway where it is just wet. I've heard people say they leave them in all winter. I think that would be hard on components and mileage, especially if you get good weather in between the bad.
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