99 hubs

[kathunter]

Hello I am new here I have a 99 ranger with hub problems what is the best fix thanks for any help John

 

[ozziemo27]

Hello I am new here I have a 99 ranger with hub problems what is the best fix thanks for any help John

lol...well since you already know what the problem is, manual hubs?

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Well you can either:
A. Swap on manual hubs
B. Swap over a live axle setup
C. Perminately lock your hubs
D. convert them to manual hubs
E. Troubleshoot them.

Heres a write up I did for figuring out whats wrong with them. and hopefully making them functional agian. Don't replace parts you don;t need to, and if you need to replace stuff thats expensive I recommend one of the other options cause its not worth fixing something that could break again. but if its simpple then do it till something serious happens.

http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73097

 

[Chance]

http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...r_19982000_Ford_Ranger_Pulse_Vacuum_Hubs.html

 

[Original_Ranger84]

http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...r_19982000_Ford_Ranger_Pulse_Vacuum_Hubs.html

Option D. Probably the easiest and a good place to start. I did it to mine just incase the auto gives out.

 

[kathunter]

Thanks for help what do you think is the best manual hubs and the appox. price thanks again John

 

[kathunter]

Hello it is me again if I take the do it yourself manual hubs will it harm anything other than mpg thanks again John

 

[ozziemo27]

Thanks for help what do you think is the best manual hubs and the appox. price thanks again John

theres only one choice of manuals for our trucks. The AVMs/Rugged Ridge Brand. A good price for them new would be $120-$150

Hello it is me again if I take the do it yourself manual hubs will it harm anything other than mpg thanks again John

It won't even hurt fuel economy that much at all, probably won't even notice a change.

 

[Chance]

Hello it is me again if I take the do it yourself manual hubs will it harm anything other than mpg thanks again John

Nope, unless you leave them locked in when you're on the street... you'll lose a mile a gallon about.

theres only one choice of manuals for our trucks. The AVMs/Rugged Ridge Brand. A good price for them new would be $120-$150

...and those have a reputation for blowing up when not locked in... not sure if they've fixed that yet

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Well they only blow up everyonce in awhile. chances are you would be fine. BUt I like the manual autos, cost nothing and is just as effective without the bad rep flying off.

 

[ozziemo27]

...and those have a reputation for blowing up when not locked in... not sure if they've fixed that yet

Well they only blow up everyonce in awhile. chances are you would be fine. BUt I like the manual autos, cost nothing and is just as effective without the bad rep flying off.

a few isolated incidents wouldn't really deter me from buying a set but i blew my old AVMs out because my retaining ring on the cv shaft blew out and the shaft whipped around raping the innards of the AVMs (obviously not the hubs fault) so i just bought a set of regular vacuums from AllanD. ANYWAYS, i vote for converting them to manual hubs. Its pretty much a win win situation for cheap. as somebody else posted earlier heres the link:

http://www.ford-trucks.com/article/...r_19982000_Ford_Ranger_Pulse_Vacuum_Hubs.html

I did it in like 10 minutes

 

[kathunter]

HELLO ME again is there any problem with water getting in and freezing thanks for all the help John

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Freezing your auto hubs up? No they are sealed up tight because they have to operate on vacuum so any leaks would let air in. and the manual ones I am pretty sure have a rubber o ring to prevent that as well.