garyrigden
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want to get some free wheel hubs for my landy, found some on fleebay but they come in 10 or 24 spline versions! which ones do i need? i have a 1982 swb series 3.
which free wheel hubs?
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Trewey
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Don't bother - they're a waste of time and money.
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Well after I put FWH onto my '62 I noticed one hell of a difference, mind you it was about the same time that I removed the hardtop and put canvas on ... Oh and I took the winch off the front,,,,, Hmmmm well they on there now anyway....
clivees
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Probably 10 splines (Standard) but to be sure remove your drive flange and count the number splines.
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ciderman
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want to get some free wheel hubs for my landy, found some on fleebay but they come in 10 or 24 spline versions! which ones do i need? i have a 1982 swb series 3.
they are well worth fitting! marginal better mpg and acceleration. i fitted mine but can't remember how.
not much help really. only took about an hour or two.
Locking them after you've gotten bogged-in is (a) tricky (b) probably messy if the hubs are a foot under the mud and (c) way too late to do any good.
Take the hint if you ever goo off road.
But if you DON'T leave the roads, why not? In this case it would be more effective to remove the front prop and drive shafts.
It would be even more effective to ditch the greedy noisy Landy and get a Ford Ka
CharlesY
Take the hint if you ever goo off road.
But if you DON'T leave the roads, why not? In this case it would be more effective to remove the front prop and drive shafts.
It would be even more effective to ditch the greedy noisy Landy and get a Ford Ka
CharlesY
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when ever you use the vehicle off road, i do most days, the first thing to do is engage brain. the rest all follows on automatically
Good thinking, so assuming you did that, how come asking about FW Hubs?
I reckon some very sound advice has been offered here.
It is also worth asking - what's the weakest link in the drive train?
Might it actually become the FW Hubs?
Suppose you break one in the mud - what then?
CharlesY
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As you can see opinion is divided on the subject.
They give me around 5mph on top end and if you go off road and forget to engage them, then you will have a learning experience and maybe off roading not for you.
They give me around 5mph on top end and if you go off road and forget to engage them, then you will have a learning experience and maybe off roading not for you.
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I was going to fit FWH on our lightweight rebuild - don't think I'll bother now thanks lads - more beer money!
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clivees
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Only down hillThey double your top speed? Nah, that can't be right!
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Then again when you have automatic FWH fitted that problem never arises.
They were on the vehicle when I bought it years ago,and to date have not really found out much about them .
All I know is that they don't really make that much difference mpg wise, but if the worst comes to the worst all you do is select FWD on the gearbox and bob's your uncle .
I've only ever seen one another vehicle with them on and the owner asked me about them ,and like myself he's none the wiser.
Unless some one out there does .If so I would be grateful to hear about them.
Many Thanks
ciderman
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actually there is a down side, the top swivels lose out on lubrication and the steering can get heavy, engage them occasionally or take top swivel out , clean and lube it
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As far as I know they can only be engaged by selecting FWD on the main gearbox.
I don't go off road with the vehicle,and do believe that driving on tarmac
with them engaged would lead to wind up.
I recently replaced an outer seal on one side(slight weeping of oil)also checking the axle level and all was fine . As I said previously I've never really found out much about them ,and have never come across any literature concerning them.
Still I have no dout that some literature or something about them will turn up.
cheers
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FWH's disengage the the drive from the wheels and therefor when you are in 2 wheel drive you are not turning over the front axle and drive chain.
If you engage 4WD with the FWH disengaged all you will do is drive the rear wheels and turn over the front drive chain (Effectively still in 2WD).
to get 4WD you must set your FWH's to 4x4 and select 4WD from the gear box (Red knob back or yellow knob down).
If you engage 4WD with the FWH disengaged all you will do is drive the rear wheels and turn over the front drive chain (Effectively still in 2WD).
to get 4WD you must set your FWH's to 4x4 and select 4WD from the gear box (Red knob back or yellow knob down).
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What I've been saying is their is nothing on the fwh to allow you to engage /disengage .
They do not turn by hand or cannot be locked /unlocked by means of a wrench.(no central stud or nut)
I don't know much about them although when the 4WD was selected and became temp stuck during its MOT,they couldn't use the rollig road and had to resort to using the Tapley Meter.
I'll try an get a picture of them posted .
Many Thanks.
other than being told by whoever sold you the vehicle, how do you know that you really do have FWH fitted ?
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Have yer tried pullin em outwards, then turnin em?
