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have i done any damage hilux 4x4
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:30 pm
by ssfabricator
i came off beech yesterday unlocked hubs and forgot to get out of h4 drove on tar road for five mins b4 realising would this do anything
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:35 pm
by Z()LTAN
with hubs unlocked
Not at all
Your fine
It would have only been turning the front driveshaft and axles, but nothing else
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 4:59 pm
by ssfabricator
thanx mate much appreciated
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:03 pm
by cloughy
You've probably stuffed your CV's and Crown wheel and pinion from loading it backwards without the hubs locked in
Just kidding
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 6:30 pm
by toyotroop
Its actualy is a good thing to do if you havent been offroading for ages,
gets the oil splashing around and coating everything in oil.
Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 7:28 pm
by Highway-Star
I Heard that if this is done long term (for like 2 weeks straight), then it can have adverse effects on bearings because one side axle may spin at double speed etc. I've had my doubts, but it seems possible, any other opinions?
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:01 pm
by trains
Interestingly the manual suggests to lock in the hubs, and run around without the short stick engaged to lube up the internals.
They do however say not to engage short stick without engaging the hubs.
I would imagine it has to do with the unloaded axles and the possiblity of one catching, and the other spooling up.
Maybe its also got to do with unloaded cvs and possible whipping of them without their ends engaged in the hub locks.
Trains
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 5:03 pm
by Z()LTAN
lets not scare ssfabricator now....
All he needs to know is that for the distance he drove, nothing would have been damaged
