hub problem?

[Gintaka]

i gotta 92 bronco with the 302 and i pressed the 4wd button yesterday and as my truck moved forward it made a kinda grinding sound. I figured that my hubs werent locking so I disengaged 4wd and put it in reverse to unlock the hubs. Now my left hub rubs against something all the time....what do I do? is it possible for me to do this with only seeing it done once? ahhhh please help....is it even my hub?

 

[Seabronc]

Do yu have automatic hubs or manual hubs? How aabout including some information about your truck in your signature, it will make answering some questions easier /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> .

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[CarolinaMudder]

Yo seabronc it sounds like he's got auto if he stayed in the cab while putting it in 4wd so you probally want to go from there.

 

[Gintaka]

yea its mautomatic...i engage from the cab with a button....but now my 4wd wont work...when i put it in 4wd the truck wont go as if something is holding it back, Im not sure but I think the hubs arent locking correctly. Is there anything an amature mechanic can do to diagnose/help the problem?

 

[Seabronc]

1st I'd disengage the entire thing. Get under the truck and try turning the front drive shaft by hand. Since everything is supposedly disengaged the front shaft should turn freely by hand. If it won't then you need to determine what is keeping it from turning. Jack up one or both front wheels and rotate the wheel. They should rotate without causing the axles and drive shaft to move. If the axle is moving then the hub is not disengaging and you need to fix that problem. If it is a hub problem, you might want to consider changing to manual hubs, automatic hubs seem to be a constant problem. I have manual hubs but am not convinced that autos wouldn't be just as reliable if they were maintained properly. The problem is that most people don't spend a lot of time maintaining their equipment and only pay attention to it when something doesn't work.

Another problem you may be running into is frozen U-joints which is especially a common problem in the front end since most 4X4s don't give them much exercise.

Hope that gets you started. Keep us posted on what you find and someone will surely have the right answer or suggestion for you.

Good luck,

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[Seabronc]

Yo seabronc it sounds like he's got auto if he stayed in the cab while putting it in 4wd so you probally want to go from there.

No offense intended to Gintaka, but that isn't a safe assumption when responding to someone who obviously doesn't have a clue where to start. /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

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[keith]

ur transfercase may be lockin up on u. have u ever greased ur axles???? if not thats a problem itself.