Codbasher

New Member

• Jul 20, 2007

• #1

Will try to post a piccy of my hubs tomoz.

BUT I have no means of locking them? Now did a downwards slope off road the other day, Low 4 wheel drive, not touching brakes etc, as i went down slope, rear wheels lost grip, and not holding from the front... very graceful slide to bottom of slope....

Does this mean that the hubs I have on my S3 are only 4wd when driving forwards, such as on an up slope??

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Jul 20, 2007

• #2

Yer probly have to git out and turn the hubs to engage / dis-engage them.

 

Codbasher

New Member

• Jul 21, 2007

• #3

There lies the problem as I dont have anything to turn on the hubs....

 

Trewey

Cockernee, Pasty munchin bastid.

• Jul 21, 2007

• #4

Grab hold of the whole thing and turn it.

 

Codbasher

New Member

• Jul 21, 2007

• #5

Nothing on the hub turns, hence my need to post piccys, to see if anyone can tell me what sort of hubs they are...

 

Spyderman

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #6

Codbasher, Were all four wheels sliding?

 

Codbasher

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #7

Spyderman said:

Codbasher, Were all four wheels sliding?

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no, just the rear wheels apparently..

But all four turn when going uphill such as all wheels spin in forwards in the mud..

 

landyboy

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #8

They sound like the rare automatic ones i hadnt heard about them till i read an article about them in one of the land rover mags last year the guy couldnt get them to work!! Someone on here will know about them,

 

yella

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #9

undo the bolts, remove them, then chuck em in a skip, they are a waste of feckin time

 

Codbasher

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #10

yella said:

undo the bolts, remove them, then chuck em in a skip, they are a waste of feckin time

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Simple answer, but what do I get to fill in the hole, and how much??

 

yella

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #11

couple of originals, cost you about a tenner each from a breakers

 

Codbasher

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #12

I take it they will just bolt straight on then???

Any landrover series? Gimmee more clues.....

 

yella

New Member

• Jul 22, 2007

• #13

yup, any series , they just bolt in place of the ****ty fwh

 

C

clivees

Well-Known Member

• Jul 23, 2007

• #14

Take them off and service them / clean them (30 mins per side, easy job)
It should be obvious how they work then.
I think they are worth it because with them dis engaged i can reach 65 and with them in only 56.

 

blue beasty

Leaks an prone to bits dropping off

• Jul 23, 2007

• #15

Wasn't a big fan of FWH, in fact slagged em off pretty good here a month or so ago, always just left them engaged cause i hate having to drag myself out my seat.....BUT...dragged a bloody great heavy trailer 3 hours up the motorway and disengaged the hubs in desperation. Gave me about an extra 8-10 mph which meant I could actually get into 4th from time to time!!

I take it all back, FWH are FANTASTIC!