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Old 05-11-08, 05:28 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by davegonz View Post
One thing that has been bothering me is the fact that this 80 now has locking hubs and is no longer full time 4WD. The truck is driven with the CDL button on all of the time now. Does this put added stress on the diff lock motor?
I'd think that if you've done nothing to the transfer case to allow it to freewheel then it would be driving the front axle all the time with the center diff lock on and only the hub to axle joint is freewheeling.


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