Hub Problems

[macewan]

The way I understand it, the new-fangled, push-button 4X4 system (Along with the automatic transmission, another reason for the wussification of the American male) uses an electric motor to operate the transfer case, and a separate vacuum system to lock the hubs.

With 125K on the truck, I don't want to have to worry about a leaky system crushing my groove when I'm in B.F.E.... It all works fine now, driving around town on paved roads and the gravel parking lot at work, but as soon as I NEED it, there will be a hole in a hose somewhere....

I plan on the AVMs in the future, but 'til then, I don't wanna have to rely on 10 year old tubing being between me and getting where I wanna go...

I agree, go with the AVM's but if you do use the push to click mod, you won't have to take the vacuum lines out of the picture for it to work. The vacuum lines won't change the fact that you are engaging the hubs manually. You might just find that the vacuum works once in a while and even if that happens, you can still make sure of it by clicking the hubs to find out for sure. If you lose vacuum while the hubs are in, they still will stay in until you unlock them.

Of course, after you switch to AVM's, you can them get rid of them.

 

[macewan]

Bump for srteach, check your PM's. I just wanted to see if you had a chance to figure out what the shipping would cost. Thanks, John