When to lock Hubs

[spring_ridge_guy]

bigrig is right on the money with locking your hubs in for a little while if you haven't been in 4wd for a long time if ever like some soft roaders from the city so the seals don't dry out and crack or split on you

[Barney Rubble]

You will use slightly more fuel, but if you could possibly tell in a gq youre doing well, (maybe get 20.5lt/100km as opposed to 20.3lt/100km)but it will not do any damage unless the little lever is engaged. I use 4wd each morning to get out of my front yard and most of the time switch to h4 on the corrugated roads around home for better control. I left my Nissan navara's front hubs locked in for 3 1/2 years and never once had binding, and will do the same with GQ. it also helps with the front diff oil too. The manual in the navara actually states to lock the front hubs without engaging 4wd occasionally for this purpose.
Cheers Barney Rubble.

[04OFF]

As others have said, no binding or damage on road , hubs locked in 2wd, i even do this with a auto Lokka in the front diff ,and you can drive 2wd hubs locked and no transmission binding.

[GQsweep]

If I'm driving around in crappy, rainy weather I'll often lock the hubs. Comes in handy on those slippery roundabouts to slip it into 4h just before and then slip it out again when back on the straight. BUT, only if road is wet!

Chris

[taslucas]

Around home where i 4wd most, there is fast gravel sections in between the cool spots (even though i love fast gravel!). I keep the hubs locked in the front and just go back to 2wd. Usually do 15/20 kms at about 70-100 km/h before we get to the next slow bit. I notice the steering is a bit heavy but i dont reckon it does any damage, just help to lubricate all the bits

[HammerBuilder]

Yeah there's an ol' guy I hang with that leaves his in all the time n has done since he bought it done over 330 on the clock n only just the other day I was with him N thought I just heard a slight click click when he turned around in a dead end street, oh yeah this is in 2H as well 99.9% of time he barely puts a wheel on the dirt.

[patrol_maverick]

So it doesn't damage anything (in 2H).

If you have a bit of wear in the front prop shaft splines then it will tend to rumble alot, so there is potential damage after a period of time. It's best to unlock the hubs to avoid this.
Also if you run an auto locker, it's a pretty obvious no-no to leave the hubs locked.

[PT Paul]

While were talking hubs. Do they generally feel hot to the touch after normal driving?

[Bigrig]

While were talking hubs. Do they generally feel hot to the touch after normal driving?

Yessum boss ... answered your other thread also mate!! Hope it helps.

[GQ snail]

Def all good to leave locked in at all times, just never engage 4H or 4L on black top. As stated above. I run mine locked at all times, never found issue and fuel consumption is unchanged.