Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Stefaansie.

I'm getting another auto. As someone else said, it's just so convenient... Oh wait.. that was you!

After being quoted a hell of lot by Nissan and told I'll have to wait for that one too, Dirk at Koops sourced one for me for 3.5k. But now I'm playing the waiting game. :(

COMMERCIAL AUTO SPARES< Jeppe JHB -- Manual & Aut hubs - Paid R999 for LOBO's 31 spline MANUAL hub [ek si nognie kruppel nie -- an alle auto hubs wat ek nog mee gewerk het het gebreek .. nou bly ek by MANUAL hubs .. [ek kan to by my voorwiel loop [of kruip as 20jaar KWV te hard skop...

The only time I ever wish I had auto hubs, is when I want to shove a taxi off the road, so probably I need to stick to manuals?

Peter Connan wrote:The only time I ever wish I had auto hubs, is when I want to shove a taxi off the road, so probably I need to stick to manuals?

Ja Broer!

Temptations!

XenoBlitz wrote:I think I might start advocating manually locking these hubs whenever possible to get out and do so before driving in 4x4.. that way we can extend the life on these?

Absolutely! It is a simple fact of the way the autohubs operate that they will disengage and re-engage when the torque transmitted through the side shaft reverses. This happens gently when one stops after having driven forwards and then reverses, but it can happen somewhat brutally when the going is tough and wheels are lifting and gripping and slipping, etc. The impact loads that can then occur at the moment of engagement are definitely not desireable.

I lock the autohubs with the wheel spanner whenever the going is worse than driving a dirt road/reasonable track. I view the autohubs as simply giving me the opportunity to slip into 4wd without coming to a standstill and getting out when I turn off the tar onto the gravel.