Offroad-Express

Hey all

Just took my truck on a rather wicked drive into the mountains...

Got half way up and found my front hubs were not locking in.....

Carried on to the hut and the jacked it up, Took the passengers side off to find it had no grease at all and was seized too.

Snow was getting worse so I put it back on and drove back down.

Got it home and I cant get it to work at all plus now the A.T.P light has come on just as I put it into park in the drive way.

Any ideas?

I want to get manual hubs but cant afford them at the moment so I need to fix/replace these

hi,, have a look around, there will be some manual, out there ,,, i did have auto ones here but went to a mate and did not come back....

the A.T.P light means theres something wrong with the park mechanism.

with the hubs, was the other one engaging properly? as it may has something to do with the transfercase.

Ok so should I strip both sides down and soak them over night in parts clean?

What should I look for from the trans case to cause the problem?

Ring around and get some manual hubs, plenty out there on 3ltr turbo n 3.2 ltr navaras which will fit and should be cheap

Yea but what if the problem is in my transfer case?

New manual hubs still wont work if thats the case

No closer to finding out what's happened due to heaps and heaps of rain!!

BogBoy wrote:No closer to finding out what's happened due to heaps and heaps of rain!!

i know what ya mean lol, been pissing down today here too.

Ok so I think some thing is broken.... I can hear a clonk/rattle from the transfer case when I select 4WD.........

No drive from the front shaft too......

definitly sounds like the transfer case has packed up.

only way to tell is if you pull it out and test with a good one..

Ild say it will be hubs more than anything, take it to rick at 4wd accerioes if your unsure but highly unlike its a transfer mate

Had same issues with mine

Put it in neutral, 2wd. Clamber under ur wagon, and spin the front driveshaft. If auto hubs are all-good then after a rotation or so, you'll notice each autohub click and lock, thus stopping axle spinning (wheel still on ground).
when the 2nd auto hub locks then you won't be able to turn driveshaft anymore. (try the same spinning driveshaft other way also to confirm)
Then you know auto hubs are good, and problem lies in transfer.
Or if you got a flat area, trolley jack up the rear and put in 4x4 and try drive. If no drive then 4x4 then getta mate to check what driveshafts/axles are (or aren't ) spinning.
That should find it for ya,
Nath

Ok now im confused on what to do

Im going to strip the hubs off tomorrow to grease them up and try to test the trans case

Ok so update time

Was out side fixing a customers car and had to move my 4wd to get it closer to the shed

Heard a really really bad sound, I had heard this sound before on a customers hilux that he had smashed a outer cv joint on.

So I jacked it up, Spun the front drive shaft and heard the noise again....

My outer passengers side cv joint is smashed to bits.............. FARRRKKKKKK!!!

Stripped the auto hubs off and found the drivers side is still working well plus it has grease in it to un like the passenger side.

Rang a wrecker to get a price on a set of manual hubs and got told $350...

I then told him that I can get a set from trademe brand new for $249, He hung up on me........

Does any one have a set I can buy?

i have a both left and right complete axles you can have for price of postage, they will need new boots though

Dirtydog wrote:i have a both left and right complete axles you can have for price of postage, they will need new boots though

And what would the price be?

Wouldn't have any auto hubs lying around too?

no unfortuanatly, i sold the complete hubs with disc brakes and all.
ill get a quote for ya at some stage, where abouts are you located?

Im in christchurch

I will get a price tomorrow on the just a new joint too

wicked will get quote tommorow

i got some auto hubs if ya want em. $50

passengerpete wrote:i got some auto hubs if ya want em. $50

WICKED!!! are they working 100%?

Can I grab them on Thursday?

Please PM me

yes all fine , could do a deal for the entire terrano front end and gearbox too if ya want more parts cheep.

Could be keen!!

Umm so I hit a snag.... Went to the parts store today (appco) and the price for a CV joint is $83.20, I live with that.

Problem is they no longer stock them and neither do repco

Got a CV joint today from BNT

Still needing those auto hubs..........

I have a good set of auto hubs here, 28 splines, free for the taking.

kiwipete wrote:I have a good set of auto hubs here, 28 splines, free for the taking.

Texted I hope thats your number on your sig

BogBoy wrote:

kiwipete wrote:I have a good set of auto hubs here, 28 splines, free for the taking.

Texted I hope thats your number on your sig

That was me, but don't expect a reply at 1112hrs, way too late at night fella.

Ha ha ha ha all good!!

When would it be ok to pick them up? Can you text me?

kiwipete wrote:I have a good set of auto hubs here, 28 splines, free for the taking.

28 splines
27? or 31?
Just a thought.....don't count the pen mark twice

Cheers,

sibainmud wrote:

kiwipete wrote:I have a good set of auto hubs here, 28 splines, free for the taking.

28 splines
27? or 31?
Just a thought.....don't count the pen mark twice

Cheers,

Quite right Simon, my bad, should be 27 then.