What do locking hubs do for 4wd vehicles??? - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums


» Auto Insurance
» Featured Product
» Wheel & Tire Center

Go Back   Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums > Toyota Truck, SUV and Van Forums > Hilux (Pickup) Forum > Truck Archive

Truck Archive Older archived threads about Toyota trucks

ToyotaNation.com is the premier Toyota Forum on the internet. Registered Users do not see the above ads.
 
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 08-29-2004, 11:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
VIP
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: queenz, NEW YORK
Posts: 154
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
iTrader Score: 0 reviews
View SILVERROLLA's Photo Gallery
What do locking hubs do for 4wd vehicles???

I have a 92 L/C which is Full time 4WD and it has all the goodies. Locking diffs/locking hubs...

What do the locking hubs do??? Also, I am not sure if they automatically lock on my 92 Landcruiser. I read somewhere that you have to lock it manually. Plz tell me how to lock them myself and what a locking hub is.

THANK YOU
SILVERROLLA is offline  
Sponsored Links
Advertisement
 
Old 08-30-2004, 10:25 AM   #2 (permalink)
New TN User
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Allegany New York
Posts: 31
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
iTrader Score: 0 reviews
View roach182's Photo Gallery
locking hubs have a nob in the center of the front tires of a 4wd vehicle. these "nobs" actually dissconnect the front tires or connect them to the front drivetrain. look in the center of your front rims and you will normally see indicators that say "lock" and "unlock" with arrows engraved in the plastic or metal of the nobs. If the vehicle is full time 4wd you shouldn't have these because it is designed to run all the time. Another possability is that many vehicles now have an A.D.D. (automatic dissconecting differential) system or something similar. To engauge the four wheel drive in these system generally involves just pulling a lever into 4wd or pushing a button because the 4wd is dissconnected in the front differential. Check your owners manual and you should find all the info you need. If you don't have one you may want to get one from your local dealer.
__________________
1999 Tacoma EXT cab. Mods: Faze air fuel,oil press,vac/boost,&volt gauges. Stinger volt & amp temp gauges. Kicker 10" L7,Clairion DRX9375R, Clarion DPH 9100 Processor & 6 disk, D.E.I. VIper 1100.5 amplifier, Stinger wiring and cables,UNGO allarm, 2 Kicker 6" resolution bundles, A.R.E rims, BFG All Terrains, Ingen short ram,
roach182 is offline  
Old 08-30-2004, 11:30 AM   #3 (permalink)
VIP
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: queenz, NEW YORK
Posts: 154
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
iTrader Score: 0 reviews
View SILVERROLLA's Photo Gallery
Ok, thank you. I just wanted to know what these do and I will check my owners manual for info on this subject. Since I just got the truck I want to really knw it well and know what to do when winter comes
SILVERROLLA is offline  
Old 08-30-2004, 12:18 PM   #4 (permalink)
New TN User
 
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Allegany New York
Posts: 31
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
iTrader Score: 0 reviews
View roach182's Photo Gallery
Your welcome! If you have any more questions I'm sure someone on here can help.
__________________
1999 Tacoma EXT cab. Mods: Faze air fuel,oil press,vac/boost,&volt gauges. Stinger volt & amp temp gauges. Kicker 10" L7,Clairion DRX9375R, Clarion DPH 9100 Processor & 6 disk, D.E.I. VIper 1100.5 amplifier, Stinger wiring and cables,UNGO allarm, 2 Kicker 6" resolution bundles, A.R.E rims, BFG All Terrains, Ingen short ram,
roach182 is offline  
Sponsored Links
Advertisement
 
 

  Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums > Toyota Truck, SUV and Van Forums > Hilux (Pickup) Forum > Truck Archive

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.2

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:18 PM.



Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 3.6.0
Garage Plus vBulletin Plugins by Drive Thru Online, Inc.
ToyotaNation.com is an independent Toyota/Lexus enthusiast website. ToyotaNation.com is not sponsored by or in any way affiliated with Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. The Toyota, Lexus and Scion names and logos are trademarks owned by Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.