Auto hubs or manual?

[LIFTED]

Got stuck,tryed to jump from first to reverse a few times to try and get the Patrol y60 moving , it sometimes made a loud bang from the front diff i think,acted as if it was jumping in and out of being locked.Do the auto hubs do this under load as i noticed the right front wheel not spinning often? Isit beter to use manual diff locks for this as id rather buy some if it helps alot?

[flyingbrick]

are they the AUTO - LOCKED hubs ? If so, its better to have them in the LOCKED position whenever offroad.

If they are the AUTO only hubs- i suggest you swap thme with some manual ones. Nissans FREE-LOCKED hubs are the best by far but they are also hard to find and expensive. Second seems to be the nissan AUTO-LOCKED hubs which are not as strong but still pretty good. You can also convert those to FREE-LOCKED hubs by prying out the automatic locking assembly inside (its pretty easy)

-Nathan

[LIFTED]

They are auto hubs they dont have the switch on them,the prev owner told me NZ new patrols have some special auto hubs but they just look like any other auto hub to me plus he could talk some crap! 4x4bits have some Super winch free wheeling hubs 31 spline would this be beter do you think?

[LIFTED]

Just checked them they say (Automatic free running hubs) Any good?

[Jerry]

Not sure if these are still for sale .....

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... bs#p213478

[albundy]

Any hub in auto modewill unlock itself as you switch from forward to reverse and vice a versa. Also the unlock as you come over a rise and head down hill and back off the throttle. they don't re lock until a little load comes on them.
Can you post a pic flyingbrick on the part you take out of the AUTO/LOCKED ones. I am running one of these on the right side as stronger then aftermarket but a superwinch on the left as I have a auto lokka. If I run two nissan AUTO/LOCKED hubs, the lokka is always in, makes steering a real bitch.
AL

[curly12]

Either I will take photos of the conversion that I did to mine tonight or will find the thread on patrol4x4.com that shows how it is done

[albundy]

Sweet, Thanks cobber. Getting sick of explaining why I have different hubs on the pig.
Al

[DaveM]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 665255.htm

[albundy]

Either I will take photos of the conversion that I did to mine tonight or will find the thread on patrol4x4.com that shows how it is done

http://www.patrol4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6524&highlight=hub&page=4
found it, easier then I thought. Will modify tonight.
Al