Ned Flanders
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- Joined
- Feb 3, 2024
- Messages
- 9
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- Points
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- Location
- Florida
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Transmission
- Automatic
i picked up this Ranger about a year ago and can't quite figure out what to do about these locking hubs. Stock, this model came with the vacuum hubs but I don't think they're working correctly, because when I bought it, it already had the locking hubs on there. If the vacuum system is bad, can you still get away with just having the locking hubs? I think so but the issue I'm having is a rattling sound on the driver's side now.
And I don't know what's causing it. It's fairly loud. Don't I need a different cv axle to fit the locking hub correctly? I think what's happening is there's a gap between the inside of the locking hub and the outside of the axle. And there's the c-shaped rings you have to use those hooks to set in the axle too.
What am I missing here? Amateur mechanic trying to just restore this truck a bit and then likely re-sell it. It's too nice and I don't want to turn it into a work truck.
And I don't know what's causing it. It's fairly loud. Don't I need a different cv axle to fit the locking hub correctly? I think what's happening is there's a gap between the inside of the locking hub and the outside of the axle. And there's the c-shaped rings you have to use those hooks to set in the axle too.
What am I missing here? Amateur mechanic trying to just restore this truck a bit and then likely re-sell it. It's too nice and I don't want to turn it into a work truck.