front hubs locked!!!
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From: NEWTOWN, ct
front hubs locked!!!
my hubs wont unlock! dont have ESOF and I just had the front hubs done with the balljoints in August, whats the deal? what do I need to do to unlock them?? im getting a wicked chatter at lock and its killing my milage, driving around at 80 on the highway is going to cook my diff! please help me out so I can address this before I have to go tow an excavator tomorrow!!
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You may need to either lift the wheels off the ground or rock the truck back and forth until the gear in the hub is unbound. They should disengage if you leave them unlocked while your riding around. Since they are not, someone may have over greased the spindle, which I have done. The extra grease creates a vacuum and holds the gear in even when the dial is unlocked.
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Originally Posted by thefnswits
driving around at 80 on the highway is going to cook my diff!
ReAX is on to something
