You know how we always complain about the locking hubs becoming frozen and we are unable to turn them? People talk about just ditching them and using auto or taking them apart. Well I just found out why. That strip down the middle of the turn handle is a pourous rock and is designed to suck in WD40 or penetrating oil. THIS IS ABSOULUTLY AMAZING!!!! Go try it and watch it suck the fluid in like a sponge, around the edge or rim also. It sucks the fluid in so fast you could put a whole can in one side!!! This same stone sucks in water and salt also!!!!!! It will destroy the inside gears!!!! Every oil change spray it on. I could not turn mine if my life depended on it and this works like a miricle....for freeeeeeeee. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] Now who else knew this one????? My oil change guy told me.....a friend for life. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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I remove the chrome hub covers when I hit em' [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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It does make a mess. Thats why the oil change idea. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
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Well, if nothing pops up tomorrow, I plan on replacing both hub assemblies. Going to soak those lockouts with PB Blaster too! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smokin.gif[/img]
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'01 PSD 7.3L Excursion Limited EBM1, 8.5" lift, rear Deavers, 37" PJs, 16x10 Black Rockcrawlers, ORU dual shock hoops, Rancho 9ks all around, Magnaflow T304 system w/5" tip, FTVB w/50/50 mix regular Mercon/Mobil 1 in trans, Mobil 1 PS flush, Tri-pillar loaded w/Di PriCols (EGT,trans, boost), TS 4 pos. switch chip, ConFerr Rack, Cobra CB, TT/sig mirror conversion, 170 hi-amp alt, Hi Lift equipped, UltraDuty rearend cover w/Mobil 1 syn. w/OE friction modifier, Hutch/ITP intank mod, 2 Micron Dahl PrePump, FPR Jack shim mod@ 70psi, 203 deg T-stat & billet housing, Hawk pads, Centric rotors, Valvoline synthetic brake fluid 105.5k so far...
Recent mod: Dieselsite Coolant filter 4/21/05 @ 1100 @72 degs. F ambient temp ;P
Currently sittign in the driveway with a blown up tranny Dirty X Clean X
I actually think the strip was designed to allow air through it so that the vaccum system can pull the diaphragm in to auto engage the hubs. So, if you want to the maximum amount of lube in their, spray them up real good, throw your ESOF to 4x4 High and let the vaccum system pull the hubs in. When they get pulled in they will draw even more lube into them. Work great.
...danny
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Okay guys, this one freaked me out [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Went outside (wearing latex gloves and carring a hand full of paper towels) and soaked 1/4 of a can into each hub. Sucked it right up, until I turned the hub and it spit it right back out. Will hit them again this weekend.
By turning it you must have drawn the diaphram in contact with the knob.This happens when I wash the truck,water always spits out.I put some 3 in 1 oil on the edge and turned it a few times in the fall,it is drawn in by capillary attraction.
Geez, I need to try it just for grins. I always thought it was a built in finger nail file, just never could figure out why they put it there!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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Geez, I need to try it just for grins. I always thought it was a built in finger nail file, just never could figure out why they put it there!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]
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It's one of those things that I believe is not in the manual [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
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Ok...I have a 01 EX with 2 really pain in the ass hubs...I just went outside and try'd it!!!
And I cant believe it really works!!!
Thanks for the tip guys!!! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Now to do it on my 99F250SD [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
If that white strip can't keep H2O out, then wouldnt this cause premature hub failure??? Does anyone know how deep that strip goes doen into the hub? I'm thinking of dremeling it out and using some sort of 2-part epoxy to fill the gap [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shrug.gif[/img]
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'01 PSD 7.3L Excursion Limited EBM1, 8.5" lift, rear Deavers, 37" PJs, 16x10 Black Rockcrawlers, ORU dual shock hoops, Rancho 9ks all around, Magnaflow T304 system w/5" tip, FTVB w/50/50 mix regular Mercon/Mobil 1 in trans, Mobil 1 PS flush, Tri-pillar loaded w/Di PriCols (EGT,trans, boost), TS 4 pos. switch chip, ConFerr Rack, Cobra CB, TT/sig mirror conversion, 170 hi-amp alt, Hi Lift equipped, UltraDuty rearend cover w/Mobil 1 syn. w/OE friction modifier, Hutch/ITP intank mod, 2 Micron Dahl PrePump, FPR Jack shim mod@ 70psi, 203 deg T-stat & billet housing, Hawk pads, Centric rotors, Valvoline synthetic brake fluid 105.5k so far...
Recent mod: Dieselsite Coolant filter 4/21/05 @ 1100 @72 degs. F ambient temp ;P
Currently sittign in the driveway with a blown up tranny Dirty X Clean X
105.5k so far...
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