My local service manager says that the auto locking hubs are weak.My 98 has a manual t-case and auto hubs,I want to replace them with manual hubs. Who makes the best and what do you think about this.

 

If that 98 is an F-150, then your service manager is weak and needs to be replaced. '97 and up doesn't use the locked/free-wheeling hub idea. Uses a right axle disconnect built into the front diff.

 

Thanks for the reply.Yea that bothers me about him ,may be he was confused about the year of my truck???

 

Maybe he was just confused period! Hubs on a 98.... did you make sure he re-packed the muffler bearings and topped off the blinker fluid too?

But seriously... if you had a pre-97, then, yes, it is a weak design and prone to failure. Warn, MileMarker, and a plethora of other companies make good quality manual hubs for between $150 and $300 a set (both sides). [mutter, mutter, hubs?!..... ] I would like to see him install a set!

-Joe-


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98 Explorer (Lemon Law Case in Progress)

'00 F-150, X-cab, 4x4, Lariat, Off-road, Trailer Tow, Holandia Sunroof, built 11/99 picked up 10/00!Clear Corners, Manik Stainless Steel 1-piece brush guard, Custom CB wiring, Uniden PC76-XLW CB radio with K-40 Magna-Mount antenna (for now), 1 set of 165 watt KC Daylighters (for now... more on the way) Custom switch mounting plate and overhead console, Bully Stainless Steel Trailer hitch drawbarw/ 2" stainless steel ball.
List of planned mods: Clear tails, torsion bar tweak, bug deflector, spray in liner, and a tonneau of some sort...

93 Probe GT teal, OE rims painted to match, bone stock drivetrain.