Question about Manual Locking Hubs
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Question about Manual Locking Hubs
Hi, I recently got a 1991 4Runner with the Warn Hubs that you have to get out to lock. I live in Kansas and this week we are expected to get some bad winter storms. Being 17 I have to drive back and forth between school and home. I was wondering if its okay to lock out the hubs in the mornings when I leave, even if I'm not going to be in 4wd. I wouldn't be traveling over 45m.p.h. If you could please let me know, that would be great.
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Like the others said, you'll be fine driving with them locked. Actually, you should do that about once a month anyway to keep everything lubed (if you go for more than a month without using 4wd, which is a rarity for me ). Do expect a little less fuel economy and it will be a little slower than normal.
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Elton, you are confusing auto hubs that ended in '87 or so.
Those would unlock when you backed up on a trail.
He had ADD hubs before, same as what my FJ Cruiser and many others have.
So when he leaves his manual hubs locked in, it is the same as me or any other ADD owner, the parts are always turning up there.
You could leave them locked in forever and it will not hurt a thing, but you will loose a little extra power and a tad gas mileage.
Those would unlock when you backed up on a trail.
He had ADD hubs before, same as what my FJ Cruiser and many others have.
So when he leaves his manual hubs locked in, it is the same as me or any other ADD owner, the parts are always turning up there.
You could leave them locked in forever and it will not hurt a thing, but you will loose a little extra power and a tad gas mileage.
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Hi, I recently got a 1991 4Runner with the Warn Hubs that you have to get out to lock. I live in Kansas and this week we are expected to get some bad winter storms. Being 17 I have to drive back and forth between school and home. I was wondering if its okay to lock out the hubs in the mornings when I leave, even if I'm not going to be in 4wd. I wouldn't be traveling over 45m.p.h. If you could please let me know, that would be great.
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I was wondering this same thing, as it snowed here and I had to drive on the highway (45 mph tops 'cuz people are idiots) in 2wd with the hubs locked. Good to know I didn't blow anything up.
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Not trying to jack the main posters thread here, I just had a quick question? I heard you are able to have the hubs unlocked and shift into 4hi and be able to have 2wd low, is this true?
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In a lay-person way, yes, but 4wd is actually engaged, and the front axles spin, but they are not attatched to the axles so they don't get power.
You have to have dual cases to have TRUE 2LO.
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Yes, it is true, you can leave the hubs unlocked and go into 4 lo which will give you 2 wheel drive low range. But as long as the hubs are set into free wheeling mode, you must fully stop to move that transfer case lever.
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