Manual locking hubs?
 

Hi,

Did Jeeps (CJ or YJ) ever have manually locking hubs or was that just a Ford
thing?
Also, what year and / or models do not have the shift-on-the-fly four wheel
drive where you have to stop the vehicle to engage it? I don't see that as a
huge issue, but I was just curious....

Thanks,
Dan Hoskin

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

They stopped the manual hubs with the CJ's in 86. YJ's have a vacuum
slidelock on the axle to latch the front wheels in. TJ's are just on
all the time I believe.

It would have to be really old not to have shift on the fly into 4 high
if that even existed....

All the ones I have heard of are shift on the fly into 4H at any legal
speed. You need to be just crawling to shift into 4 low.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Dan Hoskin wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Did Jeeps (CJ or YJ) ever have manually locking hubs or was that just a Ford
> thing?
> Also, what year and / or models do not have the shift-on-the-fly four wheel
> drive where you have to stop the vehicle to engage it? I don't see that as a
> huge issue, but I was just curious....
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Hoskin

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

They stopped the manual hubs with the CJ's in 86. YJ's have a vacuum
slidelock on the axle to latch the front wheels in. TJ's are just on
all the time I believe.

It would have to be really old not to have shift on the fly into 4 high
if that even existed....

All the ones I have heard of are shift on the fly into 4H at any legal
speed. You need to be just crawling to shift into 4 low.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Dan Hoskin wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Did Jeeps (CJ or YJ) ever have manually locking hubs or was that just a Ford
> thing?
> Also, what year and / or models do not have the shift-on-the-fly four wheel
> drive where you have to stop the vehicle to engage it? I don't see that as a
> huge issue, but I was just curious....
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Hoskin

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

They stopped the manual hubs with the CJ's in 86. YJ's have a vacuum
slidelock on the axle to latch the front wheels in. TJ's are just on
all the time I believe.

It would have to be really old not to have shift on the fly into 4 high
if that even existed....

All the ones I have heard of are shift on the fly into 4H at any legal
speed. You need to be just crawling to shift into 4 low.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Aug./05 http://www.imagestation.com/album/in...?id=2120343242
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

Dan Hoskin wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Did Jeeps (CJ or YJ) ever have manually locking hubs or was that just a Ford
> thing?
> Also, what year and / or models do not have the shift-on-the-fly four wheel
> drive where you have to stop the vehicle to engage it? I don't see that as a
> huge issue, but I was just curious....
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Hoskin

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

CJs have them. YJs have vacuum operated hubs that some people convert to
manual hubs. All Jeep models can shift into 4WD if the hubs are locked, OR
if they have vacuum assisted locking mechanisms. I leave my CJ's hubs locked
pretty much all of the time, and I can shift into 4WD anytime I want to.




"Dan Hoskin" <danhoskin@nomorespamsympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:wl_of.4224$El.430687@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi,
>
> Did Jeeps (CJ or YJ) ever have manually locking hubs or was that just a
> Ford thing?
> Also, what year and / or models do not have the shift-on-the-fly four
> wheel drive where you have to stop the vehicle to engage it? I don't see
> that as a huge issue, but I was just curious....
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Hoskin
>
>

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

CJs have them. YJs have vacuum operated hubs that some people convert to
manual hubs. All Jeep models can shift into 4WD if the hubs are locked, OR
if they have vacuum assisted locking mechanisms. I leave my CJ's hubs locked
pretty much all of the time, and I can shift into 4WD anytime I want to.




"Dan Hoskin" <danhoskin@nomorespamsympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:wl_of.4224$El.430687@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi,
>
> Did Jeeps (CJ or YJ) ever have manually locking hubs or was that just a
> Ford thing?
> Also, what year and / or models do not have the shift-on-the-fly four
> wheel drive where you have to stop the vehicle to engage it? I don't see
> that as a huge issue, but I was just curious....
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Hoskin
>
>

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

CJs have them. YJs have vacuum operated hubs that some people convert to
manual hubs. All Jeep models can shift into 4WD if the hubs are locked, OR
if they have vacuum assisted locking mechanisms. I leave my CJ's hubs locked
pretty much all of the time, and I can shift into 4WD anytime I want to.




"Dan Hoskin" <danhoskin@nomorespamsympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:wl_of.4224$El.430687@news20.bellglobal.com...
> Hi,
>
> Did Jeeps (CJ or YJ) ever have manually locking hubs or was that just a
> Ford thing?
> Also, what year and / or models do not have the shift-on-the-fly four
> wheel drive where you have to stop the vehicle to engage it? I don't see
> that as a huge issue, but I was just curious....
>
> Thanks,
> Dan Hoskin
>
>

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43A47654.F05BEE94@sympatico.ca...
> They stopped the manual hubs with the CJ's in 86. YJ's have a vacuum
> slidelock on the axle to latch the front wheels in. TJ's are just on
> all the time I believe.
>

You believe correctly.

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43A47654.F05BEE94@sympatico.ca...
> They stopped the manual hubs with the CJ's in 86. YJ's have a vacuum
> slidelock on the axle to latch the front wheels in. TJ's are just on
> all the time I believe.
>

You believe correctly.

Re: Manual locking hubs?
 

"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:43A47654.F05BEE94@sympatico.ca...
> They stopped the manual hubs with the CJ's in 86. YJ's have a vacuum
> slidelock on the axle to latch the front wheels in. TJ's are just on
> all the time I believe.
>

You believe correctly.