broken hubs?

[baddkarmaracing]

im not completly positive it was the hubs though i was pissed because i was helping a friend out and then i ended up gettin stuck and then the "friend" left so that me and the guys that i called could try to get the truck out it ended up costing me 200 dollars plus 20 in diesel to get it out the NEXT morning so i wasnt a happy camper at all and now the little a--hole wont return my phone calls at all it was a realy bad day but today when i messed with it it seemed like it was coming from some where else im thinking about pulling the front diff cover off tommorow but its my friends b-day and he wants to go to the beach so idk if i will have time

[bigcountrysg]

Originally Posted by baddkarmaracing

im not completly positive it was the hubs though i was pissed because i was helping a friend out and then i ended up gettin stuck and then the "friend" left so that me and the guys that i called could try to get the truck out it ended up costing me 200 dollars plus 20 in diesel to get it out the NEXT morning so i wasnt a happy camper at all and now the little a--hole wont return my phone calls at all it was a realy bad day but today when i messed with it it seemed like it was coming from some where else im thinking about pulling the front diff cover off tommorow but its my friends b-day and he wants to go to the beach so idk if i will have time

Well I guess I don't have to tell you. But it sounds like the one guy is no friend at all.

Keep checking out your front end. Also look at the u-joints that are in the steering knuckle on the axle shafts. If they are bad they can cause popping too. It would not hurt to remove the front diff cover and inspect the gears.

[stewy]

maybe your transfer case is not engadged properly?

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by bigcountrysg

If your hubs were popping the last time you used 4wd. Then your hubs are bad. Now if you do not have the money for replacement hubs. I maybe able to help you out. If someone can tell us if the hubs from a 95 F-150 will work on your truck. I have a set of factory auto hubs at my dads. They are still good. All the parts are there. If you want them I can go get them this weekend. You pay shipping I will send them to you. But I suggest you find out if they will work first.

The hubs from the F-150 will not work. Different design and too small.

[baddkarmaracing]

Originally Posted by bigcountrysg

Well I guess I don't have to tell you. But it sounds like the one guy is no friend at all.

i figured that out real quick


iwas ready to go pull the cover right now and then i realized i dont have any cash so i cant get the gasket lol so im going to change my oil put my front tires back on and go try the 4wd out because i figured out that my t-case shifter was loose so it might possibly not have been staying in 4wd

[baddkarmaracing]

Originally Posted by dhanna6powerstroke

Only way you can really tell is by taking them apart. The auto hubs in those years weren't a very good design. Those hubs engage with centrifugal force. When the front axle spins, the hubs lock. If you are already stuck with the rear wheel spinning, even if you wait until they quit spinning and engage the 4x4, once the front axle spins and locks the hubs it can and will break the internals of the hubs. I have seen this 1st hand when I worked at the dealership.

i just got to thinking.... if they are centrifugal do they disengage everytime you stop? if they do that could explain why they were popping and according to what my dad can remember from that night the front tires were spinning most of the maybe there isnt anything wrong just the poor factory design disengaging and then re-engaging real hard?

[dhanna6powerstroke]

Originally Posted by baddkarmaracing

i just got to thinking.... if they are centrifugal do they disengage everytime you stop? if they do that could explain why they were popping and according to what my dad can remember from that night the front tires were spinning most of the maybe there isnt anything wrong just the poor factory design disengaging and then re-engaging real hard?

All it takes is for the 4x4 to engage one time real hard and the hubs will pretty much explode internally.

[baddkarmaracing]

i went and found a little mud hole within walking distance of my house and backed into and spun the back tires to make them sink and tried backing out of it and driving straight out in 2wd and it wouldnt come so i put it in nuetral and then pulled the t-case into 4 hi put it back in drive and waited till i heard a little click from the hubs and the slowly rolled into the throttle and it the front tires pulled it out any ideas on why they would work sometimes but not all the time and when they dont work they pop real loud