2005 F350 4X4
ok im curious on this now. My truck has the manual locking hubs to put it into 4x4. and then the auto button to engage it. if the hubs are not locked in, will the switch put it in 4x4 mode or not, ...
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brooks379 wrote:
You can go to NAPA and buy some Warn locking hubs for a little over $200 if they go bad but then you have to get out and lock them in every time because Warn hubs are manual not vacuum ...but they are better hubs by far IMO and VERY easy to replace.
Just switching the switch on the dash will not turn the manual factory hubs so if you want to try to keep your factory original hubs working spray them and turn them often or like said above they won't work someday.
The manual hubs on Fords are made Warn. I believe the manual hubs on the fully manual system like mine are the same manual hubs they use on the automatic system, but the auto system uses an additional vacuum actuator for shift-on-the-fly.
Automatic hubs can engage and disengage if you are having to rock the vehicle back and forth in 4wd. Locking the manual hubs will keep the front wheels engaged in during these times.
