hubs grinding???!!!

[91wannabe]

okay guys, im very new to the ranger scene. ive only owned my truck for 2 days. and when i go into 4 wheel drive, it engages but when i let off the gas, i hear like a grinding. at first i thought the transfer case fluid was low, i checked it and changed it while i was at it. and i took it out and it still did it. i called the guy i bought it from and he said that it might be the hubs not engaging completley. Could someone please help me??

 

[4x4junkie]

If it has automatic hubs, it's very likely the hubs. They are not known for their reliability.

I would make the switch to manual lockouts if that's what it turns out to be.

 

[91wannabe]

it has the manual hubs, they are only about 1 year old but they have sit most of the time. could they need to be re-greased?

 

[Downey]

they could be not something to hard to try why not try it and see if it helps make sure nothing is touching your front drive shaft either

 

[91wannabe]

but its only when i let off the gas.

 

[4x4junkie]

Is anything in the front driveline loose? (pinion, u-joints, etc.)? Fluid in front diff OK?

 

[91wannabe]

yeah, i checked everything last night and it all seems to be tight, i checked the front diff oil and it was a little high but thats about it. it almost sounds like the hubs are trying to engage but just grinding. last night i took it to a parking lot and i put it in 4wd and locked one hub at a time, the noise was still there but not as bad, thats what made me think that it was the hubs, i think im gonna try to re grease them.

 

[4x4junkie]

Check to make sure there isn't TOO much grease in them, which will prevent them from engaging properly (they only need a thin film on all the internal parts).

 

[91wannabe]

the guy i bought it from said he used the recommended amount so maybe there is no grease? possibly? due to the truck sitting for a year.