Yes I'm lazy but...
Submitted: Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 18:47
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gareth
...is it possible to fit auto locking hubs to the patrol ute? :)
Reply By: Utemad - Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 19:02
Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 19:02
What year Patrol??? Don't the GU utes have auto hubs like the wagons?
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Follow Up By: gareth - Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 19:49
Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 19:49
looking to buy a 2003+
no they aren't auto (same as the dx wagon isnt it?)
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Follow Up By: Utemad - Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 20:03
Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 20:03
You're right. I just checked the Nissan website and the utes and DX wagons have manual hubs.
Perhaps the wreckers may sell you the parts from a wrecked wagon? Don't know how much it would be though or how many parts are different. Personally I lock my manual hubs in at the beginning of a trip and unlock them when I am sure I won't need them again.
I like the Patrol or F250 option though of having Auto or Locked.
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 21:25
Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 21:25
G'day Gareth,
I've changed my auto hubs over to AVM manual hubs. I've kept the auto's in case anything every goes wrong with the AVM's......but I have no intention of ever fitting them back on. They are in perfect working order. I took them off because they prevent the vehicle from being driven in low range 2 wheel drive. I know that's not something we want to do frequently, but to me it's a pain in the arze that you can't do it with auto hubs.
The vehicle is a 2000 GU 4.2T/D and I'd be willing to part with them as a swap for your manual ones (so I still have a back up set) if you agree to pay all postage costs.
See what you think.
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Follow Up By: crayman - Monday, Nov 08, 2004 at 00:03
Monday, Nov 08, 2004 at 00:03
Hi anyone else want to do the same iv got a set of auto hubs out of my TDI 4.2 (changed for the same reason as roachie)
Maurie
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Reply By: Member - Jimbo (VIC) - Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 21:42
Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 at 21:42
Gareth,
If you're lazy like me, when I had a GQ with manual hubs I simply locked the hubs in at some stage before going off road and left them there for the duration of the trip. The idea of constantly engaging and disengaging is a waste of time. It won't do any harm to leave them locked in. All it is doing is turning the diff over, keeps it lubricated.
I often left them locked for days after a trip because I forgot to unlock them. There is some suggestion that it increases fuel consumption, but seriously, when you're pushing around a 2.5 tonne vehicle, I hardly think turning a diff over will have a significant impact. Surely not as much as the cost of fitting auto hubs.
Just my thoughts,
Cheers,
Jim.
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