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front diff?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:19 pm
by gismo
Hi Team
go a small question for you nissan fans.
My mate just got a 1990 safari. the front hubs have got auto and lock on them. they have the makings the same as a free wheeling hub.
this of course makes me just a little confussed (not hard for me).
To me it looks like you have the option of auto or locking. but we just want to make sure if this is the case.
any help would be wonderful
Cheers
Chris
Re: front diff?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 1:54 pm
by darinz
In lock they are locked in and in auto they are auto locking (meaning auto unlocking). It is possible to convert them to lock / unlock but you need to pull them apart and modify a couple of things but relatively easy to do.
Re: front diff?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 2:21 pm
by gismo
cheers for that.
as I thought, have not come across this type before wanted to make sure.
are these hubs any good. would seem to be the best of both worlds.
Re: front diff?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 3:10 pm
by darinz
They are what I use on my winch truck (over 500hp) and also my wifes truck but I've converted them all to manual. They are plenty strong and only the factory manual are stronger. I don't like auto hubs at all as they hav a habit of not working when you want.
Re: front diff?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 3:12 pm
by monstr
These are factory hubs and ive found them quite a bit stronger than after market ones ,if you use them in auto setting make sure when you take it out of 4wd that you reverse up a couple of mtrs other wise some times they dont dissingage and will make horrible noises
Re: front diff?
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 12:41 pm
by curly12
And if you fix an auto locker in the front make sure you lock them in when in 4wd, because otherwise they will shit themselves in no time at all
Re: front diff?
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 9:53 pm
by flyingbrick
Where would one find this manual modification diy
Re: front diff?
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:12 pm
by darinz
For a small fee it can be done for you!
There was a very good post with photo's on OL descibing it. I've gone a step further as I found they rattled a bit so what I do stops that as well. Search OL for it and it will tell all.
Re: front diff?
Posted: Tue May 05, 2009 5:16 pm
by coxsy
had a mate call me and saying he brought a front diff with manuel hubs on it "oh good avm or superwinch ",'' no nissan should i use them or not" man did that give me a moral question , tell to use them or say they are no good but i can use them ,but i was a good boy told him they were the best to have
Re: front diff?
Posted: Wed May 06, 2009 11:30 pm
by flyingbrick
darinz wrote:For a small fee it can be done for you!
There was a very good post with photo's on OL descibing it. I've gone a step further as I found they rattled a bit so what I do stops that as well. Search OL for it and it will tell all.
not needed... bought these
Hoping they are the good factory manual ones
Re: front diff?
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:41 am
by darinz
They aren't!! Nothing is!
Re: front diff?
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 5:17 pm
by flyingbrick
I'm confused. haha.
Happens easily.
Re: front diff?
Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 7:40 pm
by darinz
Nah I should have looked at the photo closer! My bad!