autolocking hub question

[ekafrawy]

My friend has a 94 explorer, and his auto hubs aren't locking any more. I looked for the parts on fordpartsnetwork.com, and they show the auto locking hub control for $255, and a locking hub control repair kit for $22. what is the differnce? what is in the entire kit that isn't in the repair kit? How can you tell which one you need?

 

[jimbo74]

is he willing to switch to manual hubs? i did and was much better..... the autolocking hub is the whole assemply, like plug and play and that $235 is for one side only.....

i replaced mine with manuals for $200 for both hubs and the conversion kit...

the $22 is the repair kit, it requires taking apart the current autohub and rebuiling its internals given the most commonly broken parts

the autohub was just not a very stout design, my manuals have never let me down.....

 

[Redrig]

Id go with manuals also. I am going to do the conversion to mine. It will save you in the long run.

 

[dgibson]

Originally posted by jimabena74
is he willing to switch to manual hubs? i did and was much better.....

i replaced mine with manuals for $200 for both hubs and the conversion kit...

I don't remember the name of the site, something like 4x4wholesale.com or something like that. I paid just under $200 for both manuals and the conversion kit. Not to mention that the socket for getting the spindle off is a helluva lot cheaper.

 

[shifty1]

I just switched to manuals on the weekend, and it was a lot cheaper (well over $300 CAD), than replacing the auto hubs, and very easy to do.

 

[Crankcase]

Kris Guilbauex(sp) sells them here for much cheaper.....

 

[shifty1]

Ooops I meant that putting manuals on SAVED me well over $300.
I live in Canada, but ordered mine from the states (Garry's Automotive in Galion, OH / 419-947-3176). The e-mail is gakasap@bright.net.
They cost me less than $250 CAD (less than $200 USD), for the hubs, conversion kit and shipping, which was actually $175 cheaper than I could buy them for up here.