QLD Members Working Bee - Expression of Interest

[Bigrig]

I'm constantly worried my auto hubs will fail.... Guys at the Patrol club have all told me to get rid of them and get manuals.

Auto hubs are great for beach work and lighter off road, and I was a convert after I had them in this one for the first time, however, mine failed me the minute I started getting into the heavier workloads and unfortunately that was in the middle of the day in the middle of Beerburrum state forest!! They were clicking so bad, I didn't even try to manually lock them in and had to get out of the forest (about 4klms of reasonably rutted tracks where we were) in 2WD!!!

[hekarewe]

I believe so, but as said, may have to change circlips etc which I'd like confirmation on from others.

waiting with baited breath lol will be doing more investigating during the week myself will post up what i find out

[Bigrig]

waiting with baited breath lol will be doing more investigating during the week myself will post up what i find out

Not sure where Tony is at, but he'd know for sure.

[NissanGQ4.2]

That's the problem - I and a lot of others don't - and under stress, they will fail you at some stage (don't forget also, your auto hubs are essentially unlocked in reverse!). Manuals are the way to go for any form of semi extreme work mate - I used to manually lock my autos in with the tyre iron for this very reason even before I swapped them out for manuals.

yes they will unlock in reverse in the auto position...that's how they were designed 2 work, but getting out and locking them in with the Tyre iron is no different 2 getting out and locking in manuals, if your doing any sort of extreme work they should be locked in manually. Under stress everything will fail eventually, still have yet 2 see real proof that manual hubs are better than auto's.......and yes my auto mechanism has been taken out recently, but like the rest of my 4b, they were abused and abused

[Bigrig]

yes they will unlock in reverse in the auto position...that's how they were designed 2 work, but getting out and locking them in with the Tyre iron is no different 2 getting out and locking in manuals, if your doing any sort of extreme work they should be locked in manually. Under stress everything will fail eventually, still have yet 2 see real proof that manual hubs are better than auto's.......and yes my auto mechanism has been taken out recently, but like the rest of my 4b, they were abused and abused

I hear you mate, but after about the third time of getting in and out with a tyre iron you develop a very quick appreciation of the ones that can be done by hand!!

[hekarewe]

Not sure where Tony is at, but he'd know for sure.

might drop ynot a pm with question see whqt comes back

[NissanGQ4.2]

I hear you mate, but after about the third time of getting in and out with a tyre iron you develop a very quick appreciation of the ones that can be done by hand!!

, yeh.... but why didn't u just get out once and lock them in like u would do manual hubs......no real difference between auto and manual hubs ( tyre iron / hand same thing still have 2 get out ), auto's on the other hand u have the luxury of not getting out of the 4b when you know there is know reversing involved

[Yendor]

So what you's guy are saying is that with auto locking hubs (in auto mode) you only have 2wd in reverse?

[Bigrig]

, yeh.... but why didn't u just get out once and lock them in like u would do manual hubs......no real difference between auto and manual hubs ( tyre iron / hand same thing still have 2 get out ), auto's on the other hand u have the luxury of not getting out of the 4b when you know there is know reversing involved

So where do you keep your tyre iron whilst you're 4wd'ing??? My fingers however are usually really handy!! lmao

[Bigrig]

So what you's guy are saying is that with auto locking hubs (in auto mode) you only have 2wd in reverse?

They disengage in reverse mate - not sure if they stay off as such, but definitely disengage ... not something you want to happen on a soft 45 degree slope ...