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1994 Explorer hubs "grinding"/"buzzing"/"noisy" when disengaged
Hey everyone,
When I bought my truck, the 4 wheel drive did not work (front wheels did not have power). My mechanic observed that the right side worked, but the left side did not. I picked up a used hub at the wreckers, installed it, and the 4x4 now works fine. However...when i disengage the 4 wheel drive (i.e. shift back into 2 wheel drive, then reverse for a few feet) and start driving forward, I can hear a buzzing/grinding noise coming from the front drivetrain. The noise increases pitch with wheel speed. I'm supposing that the hubs are not totally disengaging? I serviced both hubs before reinstalling as I've read on several websites (completely cleaned out grease using brake cleaner and laquer thinner, then let hub internals soak in ATF for 10-15 minutes, drain, and install). When I shift into and out of 4 wheel drive (but don't back up, so the hubs are still locked), there is no buzzing noise. Any ideas on how I can service this? Please don't suggest changing to manual hubs....while I know that is the "best idea", I am working with a tight budget at the moment so it will have to wait. Thanks for your help, Chris |
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On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:44:19 -0500, "Chris" >
wrote: >Hey everyone, > >When I bought my truck, the 4 wheel drive did not work (front wheels did not >have power). My mechanic observed that the right side worked, but the left >side did not. > >I picked up a used hub at the wreckers, installed it, and the 4x4 now works >fine. > >However...when i disengage the 4 wheel drive (i.e. shift back into 2 wheel >drive, then reverse for a few feet) and start driving forward, I can hear a >buzzing/grinding noise coming from the front drivetrain. The noise >increases pitch with wheel speed. > >I'm supposing that the hubs are not totally disengaging? > >I serviced both hubs before reinstalling as I've read on several websites >(completely cleaned out grease using brake cleaner and laquer thinner, then >let hub internals soak in ATF for 10-15 minutes, drain, and install). > >When I shift into and out of 4 wheel drive (but don't back up, so the hubs >are still locked), there is no buzzing noise. > > >Any ideas on how I can service this? Please don't suggest changing to >manual hubs....while I know that is the "best idea", I am working with a >tight budget at the moment so it will have to wait. > >Thanks for your help, > >Chris > > Chris, This exact same thing happened on my '93 full-size Bronco. In addition to the buzzing, I would experience a clunking noise when coming to a stop. What I found it to be was my 4WD motor was not allowing my 4WD system to completely disengage. Eventually the 4WD motor stopped working alltogether. At this point, I crawled under my truck and tapped on the 4WD motor with a small ballpeen hammer. Luckily for me, this brought it back to life and I haven't had a problem since. Give the tapping a shot. Hopefully it will work for you as it did for me. If it does, remember to use your 4WD from time to time to keep it in good working order. Hope this helps. NES |
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ATF? You did grease them as well, right? (or don't Explorer hubs need
grease?) On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 12:44:19 -0500, "Chris" > wrote: >Hey everyone, > >(completely cleaned out grease using brake cleaner and laquer thinner, then >let hub internals soak in ATF for 10-15 minutes, drain, and install). > |
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