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Posted: Tue Jan 15th, 2019 04:26 pm

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If you still have automatic locking hubs from 1994 I suggest you consider tossing them in the trash. Go get some manual hubs and hardware from the junk yard or online and convert your 94. The auto hubs are weak and problematic when you need them the most.
They just were not that good as they rely on plastic parts to lock the wheel/rotor to the drive axle.
That ratcheting noise is probably the hub
Warn or Ford make awesome manual hubs.
If you go the junk yard route you can also get some knuckles/outers from a 96-97 Ranger, they had larger brake rotor, dual piston brake caliper with no slide pins = bonus.

The auto and manual hubs do not get packed with grease, ever.
What I do is clean the inside of them with ATF to help remove any debris or gunk that builds up inside of them.
You fill hub with ATF and turn it from lock to unlock like 5o times, then drain the atf and let the hubs drip dry for a few hours before re install on the truck.

Last edited on Tue Jan 15th, 2019 04:29 pm by 410customs

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