Re: Hub woes continue

[n9ads@domain.elided (Howard R Pletcher)]

On Sat, 24 Jan 1998 10:50:24 -0800 "Michael Stenstrom" <stenmnr@domain.elided>
writes:
>Ih all,
>  Well, the hubs were working right for the first mile, then that old
growl
>started back in.  When the hubs are set to free and the 4WD selector is
at
>2WH the front shaft is still turning.  I think the growling might be
coming
>from the pumpkin instead of the wheel.  One thing I did notice is that
when
>both hubs are set the same, the "Lock" dots are pointed opposite
directions.  The right hub's "lock" button points directly to the front
>button.  The left hub's "lock" button points directly to the rear.  Is
this
>wrong?  Does it matter?  My shop manual is not much help on this, ANY
HELP
>IS DESPERATELY NEEDED!!! thanks,
>
>
Are you sure the hubs were unlocked when you put them back together? 
Jack up the wheels and be sure.  They can be misaligned when assembling. 
You should put them together by setting the knob to unlock and turning
the mechanism all the way out against the knob to be sure it's unlocked.

I'd also try removing the locking mechanism, covering the opening,
driving it to see if the noise returns. 

I believe some of the earlier designs did not have the spring-loaded
unlock mechanism (even earlier ones didn't have the spring-loaded lock
either) so I wouldn't be concerned about the difference you see in the
manual. 

Howard Pletcher
Howteron Products Scout Parts

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