99 f-350 no 4wd

[ADMSWELDING]

Shift my transfer case light goes on but nothing engages.Manual hubs/ manual tranfer case.172k on truck.Put the lever in 4h and the front shaft won,t move when i go under the truck and try by hand if it free spun then i know the tranfer has a problem inside correct? .Thinking maybe locking hubs are shot??Or front differental problem.Need help guys any guess where to look next??

[snowjoker]

Pull your hubs out and clean and grease them. They are probabbly sticking is all.. Ive had that happen before

[ADMSWELDING]

They have been sitting all summer i have aftermarket warn hubs in this truck.Not very old maybe 3 yrs.You think thats all my trouble is.The flat steel linkage bar that connects the lever to the tranfer linkage kept poping off to when i was shifting it back and forth?

[Pelican]

If the front shaft won't turn with the truck in 4x4, the transfer case is working. Next with the hubs locked, try to turn the shaft again while in 4x2. If it turns, the trouble is in the hubs. Look out at the steering ujoints to see which axle is turning and start on that hub for service. I've got the same trouble on my 550, I'm sure it's a sticky hub

[ADMSWELDING]

Going outside to try right now be right back.

[ADMSWELDING]

Ok i,m back truck running transfer in 2H go under spin shaft p-side joints are moving d-side is doing nothing.

[snowjoker]

Take the Drivers side hub out and clean it, its the one sticking.. but might as well do both while you got them apart IMO

[ADMSWELDING]

Thanks for the help guys.I thought i was in for another major repair.Ihope this fixs my problem.If it is still bad i may need new hubs again possibly correct?

[Plow Dak]

Thanks for the help guys.I thought i was in for another major repair.Ihope this fixs my problem.If it is still bad i may need new hubs again possibly correct?

you have a welder.. USE IT !!!! LOL

If you can't get the hubs to lock then yes. however unless you have stripped the teeth there should be no reason for it not to lock after you free them up.
they will get water in there sometimes and get stuck unlocked. If they worked before with no prob and nothing happened i think you'll be ok.
Happened to me a few times. I always worked the hubs twice a month just to move them and never had a problem after.

[Pelican]

If the passenger side driveshaft is rotating, that's the hub that isn't locked. You'll need to clean that one. Wouldn't hurt to do both, but if you're pressed for time passenger side will get you going.

[ADMSWELDING]

I got around to pulling that p-side locking hub yesterday afternoon.It had plenty of grease but when i pulled it out it came out in 2 pcs.That backside snap ring popped off and the inner guts the spring, the inner gear were left on the slined shaft so i took it all out inspected it,nothing appears broken put it all back together and reinstalled it.I,m wonder why this was popped apart?I need to test it out today and see if i got 4wd now.Snow may hit us sunday night i,m hearing now.

[Pickering Snow]

Has good as Warn products are the first sets of replacements they came out with for the supers had issues with in internals falling apart if theres not enough spring' Sprage' pressure they wont allow the axle to lock.

The last series that came out updated i can tell by the Julian date on the box is about 242 bucks for a pair if your life counts on it which like all of us here it does you might be wiser to go with a updated set just saying.;)

[mopar2256]

Do not grease lockouts dip them in tranny fluid or use see foam, fuild film, lube 1 etc. grease will cause sticking problems... my loc outs do not see "free" all winter. As far as warn's, cheap is not the way to go full turn 1's are the way to go J.M.O.... Nate