Automatic hubs on my early 1997 250 are not working I am not familiar with these things, but can you change the automatics to manual locks?
Thx

 

You have to change more then just the hubs. You need to switch out the automatic crap.

 

Thanks for info...I sort of thot that....When we engage the front wheel drive...all the lights are working, in fact you can hear the engagement, but tires will not spin...Recently had the transmission replaced and the front wheel drive worked properly before the trans work was done. Thx again

 

Probably a vacume line or something. Should be some lines going to the 4x4 actuator on the front.

I'd be more helpful but I know very very little about auto hubs.

 

What automatic crap? The only thing auto is the hubs..... Change out the hubs and your fine.

 

Oh no no. I'm almost positive there is something other than the hubs. I dont know. Maybe..

 

Neither of my auto hubs had vacuum actuators ( F150 and F350). The auto hubs just engaged, or were supposed to, when torque was applied to the front. 5.0L (302 CID) truck's had an optional "Touch Drive" electronic transfer case

 

That was the word I was searching for.

 

97. i wanna say its vaccum actuated... You got a dial switch on the dash?

 

How about post a pic of the hub and I'll let you know what you need to do to fix it. Is your 97 the old 95 body style or is it a "light duty" 250 that had the same body style of the 97 F-150?

Remember there was the transition year for the 250's and 350's from 97 until 99, when the super duty body emerged.

The old (as in 95 square) body, the auto hubs can be easily changed for the warns, the interim body didn't really have a "hub" so to speak, and the newer, more commom super duty body uses vacuum operated hubs.

 

If its a super duty, you can turn the hub to lock position by hand...

 

I forgot about that stupid light duty 250. 7 lug axles wasn't it. Did that run in 97 too? I thought it was just in 98

 

I will ck. The truck is my grandson's. I ve been running down info for him.
Thx

 

It is an early 97 with the 95 body style. I will get more info from my grandson, who owns the truck. Thx for the info

 

That body style has a d50 ttb axle. Get you a set of warns and be done with it.