mustangwarrior

i think its either u joints or i just have to deal with it and not lock em in till i get to the mud

mustangwarrior

well i finally got around to having a friend look at my truck, the drivers side hub is not disengaging, so the axle is not free when the hub says it is, the axle joint is shot, the bearings are probly effed up due to this, so the locking hubs are cheap and at this point are pretty much junk, plus a few things i already knew, the tires are too big for the rims and are about to rub a hole through my brake lines, new shocks for the rear, rear axle seals and bearings, new bushings up front, and new rotors, so im looking at somewhere around $800 to get it running tip top

KC5-0

Not to wip a dead horse but my guess is that driving on pavement with your front hubs locked even if in two wheel drive caused extra stress on the hub, causing it to fail. With that being said if you still have the factory locking hubs there are a few realy good aftermarket ones out there that are dang near bullet proof.

mustangwarrior

i drive on pavement with them free 90% of the time, the only time they are locked is the two miles or so from my buddy's house to the mud, or in the winter if the roads are super sketchy, and they are the cheapest hubs you can buy so i kinda blame it on the you get what you pay for theory but i didn't buy them either

KC5-0

ok i guess i miss read i thought you were driving with them locked all the time. If you want a good set look at warn's locking hubs.

Iron bottom

You should probably look to see if the hubs are engaged every time the truck is driven. Smart asses will walk by and lock them. I found mine locked many times until they got so greasy and dirty nobody would touch them.

Payne

A trick I have learned to do with sticky hub screws is to put your torc bit driver in the screw, apply a good tight twisting pressure tap the end of the driver with a hammer a few times. It should make a *tink* kind-of-a sound when the screw breaks free. Be sure to try this just after a ride to warm the hub up. (As for taking the hubs apart its best to have someone show you. There are snap-rings in side that can be a little of a trick if its your first time.)

mustangwarrior

the guy im taking it to is a good friend of my dad's, he's been working on cars, motors, and 4x4s for the last 30 years, i've seen his work on some classic cars, he said to heat them up to get them out and since i go to work at 6 am and get off school at 8pm everyday, i have no time, im not looking forward to the labor charge but right now it'd be easier to let him do it