How rare are self locking hubs? I know they came standard on some landcruisers but I have a parts truck that has them and i am curious how rare they are. Thanks
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not sure I've seen self locking hubs on a landcruiser? unless some wacky aftermarket units.
locking hubs or drive plates are all I've seen.
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How about a picture?
I've also never seen them on a cruiser
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I've seen them on older Toy Pickups PITA if you ask me. I think they function like: you have to drive in reverse for X distance to engage them or some such, and sometimes they unlock going downhill in 4wd. I'd just as soon as steer my cruiser with a blunt pole than to deal with those things
If you mean these, there was a thread recently
https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/270555-warn-automatic-hubs.html
https://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/270555-warn-automatic-hubs.html
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Maybe I am off my rocker here but it looks like they are just regular hubs but when the cruiser was running it was always in 4 wheel drive. No option to two wheel. I'll try and get a pic... maybe its just some hacks idea of an upgrade but i was told they came stock this way on some cruisers.
You mean drive plates?
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Yep I do. I am guessing these aren't that rare...
to the best of my knowledge Toyota never when down that route, they had there lockouts in the diff instead on the hub like most manufacturers went.
anyway whats wrong with getting out in the pouring rain into a sill deep mud hole to lock em in its all part of the fun, esp who gets out to put em in navi or driver
anyway whats wrong with getting out in the pouring rain into a sill deep mud hole to lock em in its all part of the fun, esp who gets out to put em in navi or driver
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warren auto locking hubs
Warren offered an auto locking hub. I had some on a 72 fj40. Nice option. They would engage when you engaged the 4x4 lever. You had to turn the hub manually for serious offroad. They would get u out of a bind if u needed front wheel pull.
Warren offered an auto locking hub. I had some on a 72 fj40. Nice option. They would engage when you engaged the 4x4 lever. You had to turn the hub manually for serious offroad. They would get u out of a bind if u needed front wheel pull.
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When I read this I realize how long ago this was and how old I am.
After the mid seventies when it seemed like everyone was trying Full Time 4WD they went to the auto locking hubs. The way they worked is you would engage 4WD and the hubs would lock. Then when you wanted to unlock them you would dis-engage the 4WD and drive the opposite direction (most the time that would be reverse) to unlock the hubs. I had a friend who with a Chevy truck with them. Toyota only proto-typed the Full Time 4WD and didn't try the Auto locking hub until after they dropped the live axle (86) on the mini truck if I remember correctly. I have a set of the Aisins auto locking hubs another friend gave me off his first generation 4Runner.
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Nissan uses auto locking hubs on all their Pathfinders and Xterras to this day. These are part time lever operated 4WD systems. I like auto hubs myself. I know they are not nearly as strong as a manual operated hubs, but I have never personally broken an auto hub on my X which I used to wheel often with 33" tires. (I am easy with the go pedal though...)
To me the biggest issue with the auto hub is it makes it really hard to 'rock' a vehicle back and forth quickly due to the fact that they disengage for a full revolution when moving in reverse then engage again. If you slam it in reverse and gun it before it fully engages you are guaranteed a broken hub.
I did see a friend of mine with 36" tires on his Xterra explode one by getting a tire in the air spinning pretty good then having it meet a rock ledge and stopping suddenly.
To me the biggest issue with the auto hub is it makes it really hard to 'rock' a vehicle back and forth quickly due to the fact that they disengage for a full revolution when moving in reverse then engage again. If you slam it in reverse and gun it before it fully engages you are guaranteed a broken hub.
I did see a friend of mine with 36" tires on his Xterra explode one by getting a tire in the air spinning pretty good then having it meet a rock ledge and stopping suddenly.
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I forgot my 87 Pathfinder had the auto hubs. I don't ever remember have a problem with the hub disengaging as long as it was still in 4WD. Had it stuck in the mud a few times but never really played in the rocks with it. It was my wife's DD driver. I only used it a couple of time on hunting trips in the fall.
Someone (likely dealer) installed the Warn auto locking hubs on my 77 along with an 8274 winch. I bid on eBay for what I thought were "regular" (non-auto) hubs a little over a year ago. I got a fantastic deal. Turns out I now have a spare pair of auto hubs.
Any more detail on engagement/disengagement or watch-outs when in the auto setting would be very helpful. I have never had any issues with them.
Any more detail on engagement/disengagement or watch-outs when in the auto setting would be very helpful. I have never had any issues with them.
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77TLCFJ40, post up some pics of these Warn Auto Hubs I'm curious as to what they look like. If parts for them are available I might be interested in them.
Sorry, but since parts are not available, I'm keeping them as back-ups.
A search in the 40/55 forum for "auto locking hubs" will yield lots of info.
A search in the 40/55 forum for "auto locking hubs" will yield lots of info.
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They were also used for a short time on Toyota trucks, I was told they didn't lock at all in reverse. The full revolution to lock makes more sense.Nissan uses auto locking hubs on all their Pathfinders and Xterras to this day. These are part time lever operated 4WD systems. I like auto hubs myself. I know they are not nearly as strong as a manual operated hubs, but I have never personally broken an auto hub on my X which I used to wheel often with 33" tires. (I am easy with the go pedal though...)
To me the biggest issue with the auto hub is it makes it really hard to 'rock' a vehicle back and forth quickly due to the fact that they disengage for a full revolution when moving in reverse then engage again. If you slam it in reverse and gun it before it fully engages you are guaranteed a broken hub.
I did see a friend of mine with 36" tires on his Xterra explode one by getting a tire in the air spinning pretty good then having it meet a rock ledge and stopping suddenly.
