Thread: lurker makeing first post about noise in auto hubs

well went and got some brake cleaner, cleaned the crap outta my hubs, about a can a piece. pops in and out with no problems and no buzzing thanks for the info guys

Be careful about smoking or other fire sources when cleaning. POOF! Big fire ball..

Right, you clean them first with a cleaner (gas, parts cleaner, carb cleaner, etc.). The ATF is for lubrication after they are clean and free of all grease. Mike

Glad we could help! Don't forget to stop by the gift shop on your way out.

After 2 winters with my auto hubs, and not being sure whether or not they were disengaged, I UPGRADED to manual hubs. Come spring time this year ('09), I was getting horrible grinding and chirping from the front end, and read so many excellent posts here on EXForum for tips, I did a manual for auto swap. I bought the Warns from @mazon and the spindle nut conversion off of flea-bay, and did the work myself, ended up spending less than $200...

I had to change my universal joints and wheel bearings to totaly get rid of that noise

You may want to verify that your auto hubs are locking.The buzzing you here may indicate a bad one(check drivers side first). If you change over to manual hubs,you will also need the hardware kit that replaces the auto hub wheel bearing nut with a more traditional nut/washer/jam nut set up. __________________ ASE Master Mechanic since 1984 1994 XLT, 4.0 SOHC, 5R55E trans,dual tanks http://photobucket.com/davesexplorer

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