I seriously cannot remember the last time that my hubs were NOT locked. I
have had my front hubs locked _almost_ constantly for the past several
years. the only time I actualy made the effort to be sure the hubs were not
locked was when I drove my CJ5 from San Diego to Sacramento, and from Lake
Tahoe back to San Diego. The trip from Sacramento to Tahoe was on the dirt,
and the hubs came in handy for that leg of the trip.

Given the weather conditions you are talking about, I would encourage you to
leave your hubs locked so that you can use 4WD without getting your shoes
dirty.




"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0401270548.6e81ea46@posting.google.c om...
> I've read that if you don't wheel often, it's a good idea once a
> month to lock in your hubs for a few miles, to splash lubrication up
> on the bearings.
>
> If this is true, why not just leave the hubs locked in all the time?
> Then you'll get constant lubrication, and if you need to shift into
> 4wd in snowy/muddy/rainy conditions, you won't have to mess with
> getting out in the sloppy weather and manually locking the hubs in.

 

I seriously cannot remember the last time that my hubs were NOT locked. I
have had my front hubs locked _almost_ constantly for the past several
years. the only time I actualy made the effort to be sure the hubs were not
locked was when I drove my CJ5 from San Diego to Sacramento, and from Lake
Tahoe back to San Diego. The trip from Sacramento to Tahoe was on the dirt,
and the hubs came in handy for that leg of the trip.

Given the weather conditions you are talking about, I would encourage you to
leave your hubs locked so that you can use 4WD without getting your shoes
dirty.




"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0401270548.6e81ea46@posting.google.c om...
> I've read that if you don't wheel often, it's a good idea once a
> month to lock in your hubs for a few miles, to splash lubrication up
> on the bearings.
>
> If this is true, why not just leave the hubs locked in all the time?
> Then you'll get constant lubrication, and if you need to shift into
> 4wd in snowy/muddy/rainy conditions, you won't have to mess with
> getting out in the sloppy weather and manually locking the hubs in.

 

I seriously cannot remember the last time that my hubs were NOT locked. I
have had my front hubs locked _almost_ constantly for the past several
years. the only time I actualy made the effort to be sure the hubs were not
locked was when I drove my CJ5 from San Diego to Sacramento, and from Lake
Tahoe back to San Diego. The trip from Sacramento to Tahoe was on the dirt,
and the hubs came in handy for that leg of the trip.

Given the weather conditions you are talking about, I would encourage you to
leave your hubs locked so that you can use 4WD without getting your shoes
dirty.




"sm3gurpal" <elambeth@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:88f4ec61.0401270548.6e81ea46@posting.google.c om...
> I've read that if you don't wheel often, it's a good idea once a
> month to lock in your hubs for a few miles, to splash lubrication up
> on the bearings.
>
> If this is true, why not just leave the hubs locked in all the time?
> Then you'll get constant lubrication, and if you need to shift into
> 4wd in snowy/muddy/rainy conditions, you won't have to mess with
> getting out in the sloppy weather and manually locking the hubs in.

 

I can easily tell the difference from free wheeling and having to
pull my Bronco's stock Dana 44.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

sm3gurpal wrote:
>
> I've read that if you don't wheel often, it's a good idea once a
> month to lock in your hubs for a few miles, to splash lubrication up
> on the bearings.
>
> If this is true, why not just leave the hubs locked in all the time?
> Then you'll get constant lubrication, and if you need to shift into
> 4wd in snowy/muddy/rainy conditions, you won't have to mess with
> getting out in the sloppy weather and manually locking the hubs in.

 

I can easily tell the difference from free wheeling and having to
pull my Bronco's stock Dana 44.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

sm3gurpal wrote:
>
> I've read that if you don't wheel often, it's a good idea once a
> month to lock in your hubs for a few miles, to splash lubrication up
> on the bearings.
>
> If this is true, why not just leave the hubs locked in all the time?
> Then you'll get constant lubrication, and if you need to shift into
> 4wd in snowy/muddy/rainy conditions, you won't have to mess with
> getting out in the sloppy weather and manually locking the hubs in.

 

I can easily tell the difference from free wheeling and having to
pull my Bronco's stock Dana 44.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

sm3gurpal wrote:
>
> I've read that if you don't wheel often, it's a good idea once a
> month to lock in your hubs for a few miles, to splash lubrication up
> on the bearings.
>
> If this is true, why not just leave the hubs locked in all the time?
> Then you'll get constant lubrication, and if you need to shift into
> 4wd in snowy/muddy/rainy conditions, you won't have to mess with
> getting out in the sloppy weather and manually locking the hubs in.