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Old 01-08-2008, 04:00 PM   #1
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Manual Hubs question

I have a friend who's had Jeeps for a long time. He told me that, if you drive around town a lot, to engage your front hubs one day a month (not engage 4X4, just the hubs) to keep everything in the front axle lubed up and trouble free.

Has anyone else heard this advice before? Is this true?

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Old 01-08-2008, 05:05 PM   #2
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I do that also. Once a month, I lock the hubs and drive to work (20 Miles), then I unlock the hubs.

I'd heard that most Ford 4wd failures are caused by never lubricating the parts by making them rotate.

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Old 01-09-2008, 08:00 AM   #3
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I do the same thing. Put 20-30 miles per month on the van in 4wd just to keep everything (hopefully) working properly. This was recommended in my Toyota's owners manual, so I assumed same would be true for the SMB.
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Old 01-09-2008, 10:14 AM   #4
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Sure, if it is on dirt roads or soft surfaces. Never drive on pavement with locked hubs. Axles can snap. Don't you hear the chirping as you turn. That's from one tire rotating at a different speed than the other, both connected with a solid axle. Not good.
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That solid axle has a differential, so it's OK to drive on pavement with the hubs locked -- if your transfer case in in 2WD.

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You're right, Jeff, Being in 2wd is the answer.
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