i have a 94 f-150 with auto hubs and does the truck need to be rolling to lock them in?

 

No. If you are stoped the 4X4 will engage the the hubs won't engage until you apply power to them by stepping on the gas.

 

Ditch the for Warns so you KNOW they are locked in.

 

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Things I've learned about the auto hubs:

Don't engage them while under acceleration and don't enagage them at speeds above 15MPH, despite what the owners manual says.

Also don't forget to disengage them by rolling aout 10 - 15 feet in the opposite direction you were driving.

 

Have fun trying to explain how to "engage" your auto hubs. When you have autos you dont have that choice, only the ability to shift the transfer case. Thats why auto hubs are lame for anything but street driving, and even then they are still lame.

 

Let's see, I push the 4X4 switch on the dash and the hubs engage when the transfer case sends power to the axle shafts.

Pretty simple.

Of course you can have fun explaining why you'd actually need to engage the hubs independently of the transfer case.

 

Well if you do any REAL offroading, you want manual hubs. Autos lock and unlock as they please during change of direction, so you could be climbing a hill, have to stop in the middle and roll back some, and when you continue forward you may or may not have 4wd...just cuz your little light on the dash by your little button says 4x4 does not mean you are actualy in 4 wheel drive with automatic hubs. I for one want to have that choice, so I run manual hubs.

 

I do real off roading and I don't want manual hubs. Imagine that.

Are you always an arrogant little know it all child or is this just your forum personality, I have to ask because from what I've read of your posts, I don't see how anyone could stand to even be around you for more than five minutes.

Sorry, but I've never had that problem. When my little dash light says 4X4, I'm in 4X4 with the hubs locked.

I have that choice with auto hubs apparently.

Now do us both a favor and find someone else to argue with because all your accomplishing with me is reinforcing the opinion I already have of you.

 

You do realize pushing that button has nothing to do with the hubs right? The momentum of the truck locks or unlocks them, regardless of what position the transfder case is in...and as for your opinion of me, I really dont care. If you havnt gotten the picture about this then we are on different levels anyway.

 

Oh and just in case you still dont believe me, read this thread and then we will see what else you have to say about autos being just as good.

http://fullsizebronco.com/forum/show...c+locking+hubs]

And just incase you dont have the energy to look through it I will qoute a few key points:

"Another detriment to auto hubs that no one ever mentions is that they unlock every time you change direction.

Yes even with the t-case in 4x4 they unlock then relock after a few spins of the drive shaft. Realy sucks if you have to change direction on a slipery surface."

And to follow that up:

"Which is a good way to blow them up, trust me. Spin up the front axle in reverse (back wheels on ice) when your hubs are locked in forward, and they'll unlock, then lock in reverse, then break because your axle is moving a *lot* faster than the wheel. Lucky I didn't break a u-joint or an axle, just a hub."

I look forward to your reply.

 

I'm fairly well versed in how auto hubs work, enough to know that you're description above isn't entirely accurate. I'd take the time to correct it, but obviously you won't be satisfied until I agree with you and that definitely isn't going to happen so ....

 

Which description are you referring to? Becuase what i qouted from that thread is not from me, but from some of the senior members at FSB. Why not take the time?

 

Again, my autohubs have performed flawlessly, I've experienced none of the problems you keep insisting I should have but haven't. For that matter, I don't know anyone with any vehicle with autohubs that's had the problems you insist we should have. I've had vehicles with manual hubs, I prefer the autohubs.

So the other day when I was out in a field rocking a trailer with a Bobcat on it to get it out of the hole it sunk in, I didn't really see my front wheels spinning and throwing mud all over the place in forward and reverse? Sorry, if they do lock and unlock, it's not an issue because the power to the wheels isn't interrupted for any noticeable length of time.

I like that, go forward and then shift into reverse and punch the gas. I can't think of any real world situation, on road or off road where such a bonehead manuever would be needed or effective.

Bet the guy does neutral drops and then says his U joints are crap when they explode.

Perhaps you missed the post I made explaining the reasons people blow out the autohubs. And those situations aren't examples of what I would correct driving tactics, more along the lines of someone thinking their impressing someone when they're really just making fools of themselves.


I'm looking forward to ending this discussion with you period. You have your opinion, I have mine. That's it.

 

I quote what I'm responding to and you have to ask what I'm responding to?

 

Ok sorry about that, didnt see it till after the post.

What truck were you using to pull the trailor?

ANd if you really cant think of a situation where that could be realistic, then I have figured ou why this whole discussion came about. We obvoiusly have two different opinions of what "off road" is.