Outer Limits 4x4 Board

anyone know what it'd set me back for a set of vitara hubs?

What's wrong with yours I have a s/h one here as it's still on the cv

one or maybe both of em are buggered, it's not getting any power to the front wheels :(

antt wrote:one or maybe both of em are buggered, it's not getting any power to the front wheels :(

put it in 4WD

I doubt they are broken they are more likely just seized up. The aisian hubs are stronger than anything else.Ive never broken one to the stage i couldnt drive on it. Just pull the cover off it and check its not all rusted up.

If you need i only live around the corner from you and if you bring it over i could maybe have a look for ya.

dont' worry mick, i tried everything EVEN 4wd low

cheers for the offer ruff, i'll check it out tomorrow arvo and see what i can find and let you know

Hang on you did buy a 4wd model Vit didnt you?

Not one of the 2wd ones?


I live just off Clarks road.

oh that's right, it's only one of those 2wd ones, i forgot to mention it. i bought it instead of a 4wd one so that i can spend the money i saved at suzisport getting a 2inch lowering kit for it and a set of bling-bling wheels

well pulled the covers off this arvo and they both seem fine, there was a little bit of rust inside em, bit it didn't stop the gears from sliding and engaging. the spring seemed fine and was moving freely, and there where no teeth or anything missing from any of the gears.

i put a bit of grease in em to see if it'd help, but when i tested it again, it still doesn't have any power to the front wheels

Bring it over and i can have a look for you if you want.

OK OK when you put the hubs in the lock postion get under the vit and see you can rotate the cv shaft(IFS)is great for this. If you can rotate the cv your hubs are not locking in.If you can't turn them they are locked and you may have a diff missing LOL.

well, i have one fuked drivers side hub, i've got a mechanic mate of mine coming around later tonight so he should be able to tell me whats wrong with it.

sucess , had another go at the drivers hub after i used 12uke's idea about twisting the cv's, before that i'd only been doing the front tailshaft so i couldn't tell which side was buggered.

took your advice ruff and checked it out again, i musn't of taken enough notice of the spring the first time round cause it wasn't seated properly and wasn't expanding totally

so ripped the other off to compare it too, found the prob, whacked it all back together and it's working like a charm...of to ormeau on sunday (should make it a bit further than i did on boxing day)

so thanks ruff and 12uke for helping out, remind me to buy you both a beer some time

this is about as far as we went on boxing day. the pic was taken near where that rock is that everyone ramps up onto