ddsmith1958
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- Location
- Bryant Alabama
- Vehicle Year
- 1997
- Make / Model
- FORD
- Transmission
- Manual
Hello Everyone,
I have just bought a 1997 Ford Ranger 4.0 Splash Stepside 4x4 and I love it.
My problem is , that the guy that sold it to me had made an attempt to repack the front wheel bearings and in doing so installed the front Auto locking hubs incorrect.
He did not align the two tangs into the slots correctly and when he tried the 4x4 out he broke the tangs on both auto hubs on the front.
He removed the auto hubs on both sides and found the two tangs on each side and digarded them .
He put everything back together and it does great in 2 wheel drive.
My question is should i go back to Auto hubs on the front or use a set of the manual after market hubs ?
Also could you suggest which ones and where I might get them cheap.
And will i need any other parts to change it from auto hubs to manual if I go that route ?
Thanks
I have just bought a 1997 Ford Ranger 4.0 Splash Stepside 4x4 and I love it.
My problem is , that the guy that sold it to me had made an attempt to repack the front wheel bearings and in doing so installed the front Auto locking hubs incorrect.
He did not align the two tangs into the slots correctly and when he tried the 4x4 out he broke the tangs on both auto hubs on the front.
He removed the auto hubs on both sides and found the two tangs on each side and digarded them .
He put everything back together and it does great in 2 wheel drive.
My question is should i go back to Auto hubs on the front or use a set of the manual after market hubs ?
Also could you suggest which ones and where I might get them cheap.
And will i need any other parts to change it from auto hubs to manual if I go that route ?
Thanks