F250 Auto Locking Hubs Not Working

If your locking hubs are bad it will affect the entire four wheel drive system.

F250 auto locking hubs not working.

First let s understand what the purpose of locking hubs is. The most common problem with automatic locking hubs is the hub won t engage. The hubs on your vehicle are a part of its four wheel drive system. The driver may not notice anything is wrong until he finds himself stuck axle deep in mud and realizes the front wheels aren t doing anything.

I have a 99 f250 superduty with esof the light on the dash doesn t come on and does not shift into 4wd. Hubs are either locked manually or automatically lock when you engage the four wheel drive depending on the type of four wheel drive system in the vehicle. 1 electronic shift on the fly 4wd system esof. The 3 current 4wd systems.

When you re driving a 4wd as a regular vehicle in 2 wheel drive the transfer c. After shifting to low range the truck has the traditional lurch when put into gear. I can jump the relays and it will shift it will work fine but after not driving for a week or so and try the 4wd again the light does not come on or shift into 4wd. Mud rust or worn parts inside the hub can prevent the mechanism from sliding in and locking the hub.

The locking hubs on the ford super duty will be discussed further down this page. The 4x4 is not working on my ford f250 will locking the front hubs do anything to help me on muddy roads.