Echotree
21st November 2013, 02:09 PM
Hi all,
I'm having an issue with the Automatic free wheel hubs on my newly acquired 90 mod Ti petrol (high roof vesion) These hubs are different to the manual free wheel hubs in that they have a "LOCK" and "AUTO" position, rather than "LOCK" and "FREE" on the manual free wheel hubs.
I have found that the passenger side front hub, when in the "Auto" position is remaining locked despite foward and reverse movements, (while I am in 2wd) or jacking up that wheel and moving both the wheel and front shaft back and forwards. I have also moved and tapped the position selector, without success. The driver's side hub is freeing itself and appears to be functioning normally, except that it starts to 'grate' or 'click' when I get up to 2nd/3rd gear speed (assuming b/c the other side is locked in and it isn't), and when I slow down to nearly walking pace, it engages with a clonk, and the clicking therefore stops. It is locking automatically when in 4wd and driven by the front shaft forward or reverse, as it is designed to do.
Unfortunately my manual does not have a pictorial representation of the Auto hub, only the manual hub. It does give a verbal description however and also provids the disassembly and reassembly info.
I am wondering if anyone else has had any experiance with this issue? I noted in the manual that the Auto hub cannot be dismantled, so do I just have to source another whole hub, or is there a way of freeing up this one that is locking in the Auto position, when it should be free?
I am also wondering if the manual free wheel hubs will fit on this axel? (The axel, as far as I can assertain is a LSD type).
I am currently driving the vehicle with the hubs in the locked position to avoid the nasty clicking sound, which I am sure is not good for the vehicle! Any thoughts or even diagrams of the internals of the Auto free wheel hub would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,
I'm having an issue with the Automatic free wheel hubs on my newly acquired 90 mod Ti petrol (high roof vesion) These hubs are different to the manual free wheel hubs in that they have a "LOCK" and "AUTO" position, rather than "LOCK" and "FREE" on the manual free wheel hubs.
I have found that the passenger side front hub, when in the "Auto" position is remaining locked despite foward and reverse movements, (while I am in 2wd) or jacking up that wheel and moving both the wheel and front shaft back and forwards. I have also moved and tapped the position selector, without success. The driver's side hub is freeing itself and appears to be functioning normally, except that it starts to 'grate' or 'click' when I get up to 2nd/3rd gear speed (assuming b/c the other side is locked in and it isn't), and when I slow down to nearly walking pace, it engages with a clonk, and the clicking therefore stops. It is locking automatically when in 4wd and driven by the front shaft forward or reverse, as it is designed to do.
Unfortunately my manual does not have a pictorial representation of the Auto hub, only the manual hub. It does give a verbal description however and also provids the disassembly and reassembly info.
I am wondering if anyone else has had any experiance with this issue? I noted in the manual that the Auto hub cannot be dismantled, so do I just have to source another whole hub, or is there a way of freeing up this one that is locking in the Auto position, when it should be free?
I am also wondering if the manual free wheel hubs will fit on this axel? (The axel, as far as I can assertain is a LSD type).
I am currently driving the vehicle with the hubs in the locked position to avoid the nasty clicking sound, which I am sure is not good for the vehicle! Any thoughts or even diagrams of the internals of the Auto free wheel hub would be very much appreciated.
Thanks,