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Old 03-16-2008, 06:26 PM
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Button 4 wheel drive vs lock hubs

why do we have both on our trucks?
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Old 03-16-2008, 06:28 PM
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incase the vacume system to lock our hubs ever fails to engage or disengage. Personally, I would rether have that second stick down there, like the old days.
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Old 03-16-2008, 06:29 PM
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why because , the auto hubs do have the possibility of not workin sometimes , so the hubs are designed so that you can do it manually just in case , alot of truck with some miles on them ,the vacuum operated hubs dont work, so you just have to get out and do it
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Old 03-16-2008, 06:30 PM
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incase the vacume system to lock our hubs ever fails to engage or disengage. Personally, I would rether have that second stick down there, like the old days.
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Old 03-16-2008, 06:32 PM
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its like if the auto fails u got a back up
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:38 PM
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what happens when the backup fails too?
(been there)
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:40 PM
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what happens when the backup fails too?
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Old 03-16-2008, 09:08 PM
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or you call a HUGE *** yellow wrecker to tow ur happya$$ out of the dunes. it was a ford with some sort of 6cyl diesel.
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