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Pretty sure I blew my rt frt autolocking hub in my 96 F150 last night. 1)Can I still drive the truck? 2)Anyone know how to get the thing off? 3)I am interested in converting to manual hubs any experience with process and cost? Thanks in advance.
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Well, I'm more likely to know the answer the older the truck.
If you have an old style TTB (80-96, except one year in 88 it was weird and you can't chage the hubs) then you can put on standard Dana 44 hubs (Warn Premiums would be my recommendation, my set is as old as my truck.)
If yours is a newer style, I don't think you can replace the hubs. But I'm not sure.
fordmando
78 F-150 4x4 400 4 on floor
86 Nissan 300ZX
George
If you have an old style TTB (80-96, except one year in 88 it was weird and you can't chage the hubs) then you can put on standard Dana 44 hubs (Warn Premiums would be my recommendation, my set is as old as my truck.)
If yours is a newer style, I don't think you can replace the hubs. But I'm not sure.
fordmando
78 F-150 4x4 400 4 on floor
86 Nissan 300ZX
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Since you have autolockers, I'm guessing you can put the standards right, you just remove one and install the other. Labor should take about an hour for both hubs. It depends how bad you broke the hub as to whether you can drive it. I have driven on bad hubs and everything was fine, and I have driven on bad hubs, and the splines were chewed off the axle stub.
I would say drive if you have to (like to get off the mountain or out of the mud pit) and get home, then fix it.
Warn Premiums are less than $100.
fordmando
78 F-150 4x4 400 4 on floor
86 Nissan 300ZX
George
I would say drive if you have to (like to get off the mountain or out of the mud pit) and get home, then fix it.
Warn Premiums are less than $100.
fordmando
78 F-150 4x4 400 4 on floor
86 Nissan 300ZX
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I just ordered a set of warn premium hubs should be in by thursday. Had to get a adapter kit to go along with them but for the extra piece of mind I don't mind the extra $40. I still got out cheaper than the dealer was going to charge me for just 1 hub not the mention the autolocking assembly. $245 bucks for the set from ford for just 1 wheel. I will feel alot better about the strength of my front end when this is over. Keep up the posts here. You fix more problems than you can imagine. Thanks again.
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