4x4 auot hubs
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4x4 auot hubs
alrite my auto locking hubs arent working and i cant find out what my problem is... i tried turning the ac on and then turning on to 4hi and it doesnt change over to defrost so where do i look now thanks in advance
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If the A/C is not switching to defrost then I would "think" that you have a vacuum leak. Does the 4x4 indicator light in the dash light up when you toggle the switch? Wondering if you don't have a blown fuse or a bad switch.
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From: Gig Em, Tx
Originally Posted by powerstroke1869
ive tried the test to see if i had a vacuum leak and it doesent switch over from ac to defrost
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I thought if you engaged the ESOF switch and your A/C switched to defrost then that was an indicator of a vacuum leak. Maybe I'm not on the same channel as the rest of you. When mine stopped working the A/C would switch over to defrost whenever the switch was toggled. I replaced the vacuum lines and the vacuum solenoid and it worked for a while but is now acting up again and the problem is in the hubs. Manual Warns are on the Christmas list.
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The hubs can also get really corroded with rust and gunk etc, they require like 18lbs or something close to roll over the hubs. If theyre all gunked up a good working vaccum system will not roll them over. Are they difficult to roll over by hand?
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no i can lock them manually no problem... but thats what i thought too that if ur ac switches over to defrost then u have a vacuum leak.. but when i change it over to 4hi auto the 4x4 light doest switch on but as soon as i manually lock the hubs and turn it to 4hi then the 4x4 light goes on
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From: Gig Em, Tx
Originally Posted by Texas Outlaw
I thought if you engaged the ESOF switch and your A/C switched to defrost then that was an indicator of a vacuum leak. Maybe I'm not on the same channel as the rest of you. When mine stopped working the A/C would switch over to defrost whenever the switch was toggled. I replaced the vacuum lines and the vacuum solenoid and it worked for a while but is now acting up again and the problem is in the hubs. Manual Warns are on the Christmas list.
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They are black hoses, about 3/8" OD. They press onto a barbed fitting just about the frame rail and then run down to the wheels and into the hubs in the back.
I changed my rubber hoses and went to the braided hoses from DieselSite when I was going through this problem. If you look in this pic you can see the vacuum hose coming from above the frame rail and heading down.
I changed my rubber hoses and went to the braided hoses from DieselSite when I was going through this problem. If you look in this pic you can see the vacuum hose coming from above the frame rail and heading down.