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What locks/Unlocks the front Hubs?

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Old 01-16-2010, 02:53 PM
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2000 Cherokee Sport, My front axle doesn't have the vacuum motor I expected to find. To engage the front hubs. So what locks the front end?? Or is it just always locked??
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The Cherokee doe not have lockable/unlockable hubs like some vehicles do. The 4wd is engaged by the transfer case.
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yes the front axle is always locked. That does not mean you have a locking diff. just means that you dont have to worry about locking manual hubs. This is really nice untill you put a locker in the front axle. Feel real lucy you dont have the vac. disco. as that was jeeps worst idea.
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Originally Posted by white91
yes the front axle is always locked. That does not mean you have a locking diff. just means that you dont have to worry about locking manual hubs. This is really nice untill you put a locker in the front axle. Feel real lucy you dont have the vac. disco. as that was jeeps worst idea.
Yea, Thats what I was doing. Because of some recent post here I wanted to look at mine, But it wasn't there ...


Thanks for the info !!
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