by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 11/20/2017 at 12:43
by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 11/20/2017 at 12:43
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What do you do when the front diff of your f150 won’t lock due to something wrong with the stupid vacuum actuator but you need 4x4? Zip tie it always locked. RIP fuel economy.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
11/20/2017 at 12:51, STARS: 3
Wait, you are running 4wd all the time now...in the dry?
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
11/20/2017 at 12:57, STARS: 1
You uhhh.... only go straight then?
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
11/20/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 1
I think it locks at the transfer case too - this is just a disconnect for the axle shafts from the carrier. Again, *I think*.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
11/20/2017 at 13:44, STARS: 0
In that case its not so bad, like leaving your hubs in, but if not...
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/20/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 0
Nah, the transfer case works fine. This just locks the front axles to the diff.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/20/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 0
This isn’t the t-case. That works fine. What doesn’t work is the vacuum stupidity to lock the front axles to the dif. So now it just spins the front driveshaft all the time. No biggie. Jeeps are like this stock. Slight fuel economy hit but whatever.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
11/20/2017 at 14:05, STARS: 0
Gotcha. Well then, carry on. I always thought front axle disconnects were weird, but hey...they seem to mostly work.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/20/2017 at 14:09, STARS: 0
It’s a ton of complexity and things to break for such a minor little gain. Why not make it a pull-cable? Why is it an electric solenoid, then a bunch of brittle plastic vacuum line, then a brittle rubber actuator that depends on a metal linkage *exposed to the elements* to move perfectly freely?
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
11/20/2017 at 14:10, STARS: 0
It’s hard to tell what I am looking at from this picture, but does that crack in the boot have anything to do with vacuum leak?
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
11/20/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 1
Couldn’t tell ya, both my cars have hard cables to the transfer case and a big beefy lever you push or pull. There are kits for some cars to replace the actuators with cable pulls, but not all. In fact there is a kit for my truck that replaces the electric actuator for the lockers with cables and levers. I guess they can go bad but so far so good for me.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/20/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 0
Nah. The diaphragm is totally encased in the metal cylinder to the right.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/20/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0
Yup. There’s a $130 kit for this truck to give it a nice lever on the underside of the dash. Don’t think I can convince my boss though..
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
11/20/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 0
ok.... so if you hooked up a good hose with a vacuum, do it activate?
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
11/20/2017 at 14:52, STARS: 0
Haven’t been able to get the old one off. It’s the stupid ford semi-hardline vacuum hoses.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
11/20/2017 at 15:27, STARS: 0
gotcha. good luck.