I would dump the vac hubs and get a good set of Warns... My wifes have been replaced once, rebuilt twice and still never work properly. She just gets out and locks the hubs and moves on.
Ehhh. If you look around you can find a set of good factory hubs. I got mine off of a guy from up here that had several sets at the time. I think I gave $75 for both of them.
Question I have is how many miles do you guys have on your auto hubs before they quit on you? I hear a lot of "auto hubs suck! Mine went out on me". Only to find out the person has 200-300k miles on them.:doh: I have 240k on my auto hubs and are working well. And about 200k of those miles were in Alaska where I used them all the time. If they quit on me I'll spend the extra money for autos. They are convenient (especially if you're in some sloppy crap you dont want to walk through) and they work. Like any mechanical part they have a lifespan, some longer than others. I don't think they're too bad.
You're right there is nothing wrong with driving on locked hubs, I did it all the time with my bronco. I'm just speaking from my expeariences, My hubs have lasted a resonable lifespan even under hard conditions. And the people I've talked to about them complain when when they have a plethora of miles on thiers. Water pumps go out aroundv +/- 150k, unit bearing go out at +/-200k, and what's the average lifspan of a tranny, ball jionts,or gp's and gpr? If I got 150k out of my of hubs I'd be happy with that. And yes, warn hubs would last alot longer, but I've had warns brake on me with rather low miles on them in my jeep. But I understand your fustration with them.
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