'88 Ranger 4x4 clunking

[jeremythelee]

I did some searching and I'm not sure anyone else has had the same issue. I went to use my 4 wheel drive recently and heard/felt a loud clunking on the driver side. I think I may have an issue with my wheel hub. I noticed that when turning them to free they would click into place, but when turning them to lock they did not. So is this normal? Or should I take off my wheel hubs and clean them? I do believe the front wheels are engaging when I put it in 4 wheel drive, but I could be mistaken. I'll have to check sometime this morning. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[martin]

Turning the hubs to free they will click, turning to lock they will not click, that's normal. If they've not been used for a while it's possible they have stuck, and cleaning them should solve the problem. Loud clunking sounds like a u/j.

 

[jeremythelee]

Turning the hubs to free they will click, turning to lock they will not click, that's normal. If they've not been used for a while it's possible they have stuck, and cleaning them should solve the problem. Loud clunking sounds like a u/j.

appreciate it. a buddy of mine thinks that the front diff might not be geared correctly. the moron i bought it from did a lot of things to it that we didn't understand. I'm going to get it up on jacks tonight and hope it's something easy.

 

[feellnfroggy]

good luck gear diagnosing isnt that easy. without holding the front and rear side by side. Your best bet is just to upgrade anyways, get yourself a set of 4.88's fornt and rear then your wont have to worry bout them being the same or stalling on the rocks. LOL

 

[feellnfroggy]

let me know how long it takes to remove and reassemble the front housing pls.