2007-03-15 12:10:11 · 5 answers · asked by Rottonwieller 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
As long as the transfer case is in 2wd no worries - just extra gas as mentioned above. Never run a 4 wd on dry pavement with 4 wd engaged (transfer case in 4wd lo or high) this will damage them.
I had a tracker for 6 years and 120,000 miles and left the front hubs locked every winter and never had a problem. Only engaged the transfer case when I neeeded 4wd. Ran 2wd with the hubs engaged for 4 months at a time. Another advantage - you can shifdt to 4wd high on the fly without stopping and getting out of the car.
Check the manual - the tracker said it was OK.
2007-03-15 12:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by Bill c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you mean your locking hubs locked but your transfer case in 2 wheel drive, it will only hurt your gas mileage. That is the way you would want to have it during a snow storm where some roads are plowed and some are not. That way you can shift the transfer case in and out of 4 wheel drive with out having to get out to manually lock and unlock your hubs every couple minutes. Four wheel drive trucks had transfer cases that shifted long before there were ever hubs that unlocked. Just keep in mind that with your hubs locked and and your transfer case in 2wd, your front axles, differential, and front drive shaft will still be turning as you drive. That means those parts will experience some wear along with reduced fuel mileage, so you wouldn't want to drive it that way 365 days a year.
2007-03-15 20:05:20 · answer #2 · answered by wise1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On dry pavement??? You bet. Will tear up the diff and just about everything else in the drivetrain, including the tires. It assumes all your wheels will all turn at the same speed, or if they don't, that they can slip easily (not true on dry pavement). Even making a turn of the steering wheel makes that impossible.
2007-03-15 19:15:47 · answer #3 · answered by C Anderson 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
on light or patchy snow, no. but all dry yes, its puts unesecary wear on the transfer case, u joints and most of all all the componets in the lockouts. plus bad mpg, my buddy as an 84 K-5 blazer 350 and it drinks the gas in 4WD
2007-03-15 19:15:31 · answer #4 · answered by wheels47012 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ford transfer cases don't seem to like the front drive-shaft freewheeling, tends to prematurely wear the output shaft bushing. The disadvantage is that you are burning unnecessary fuel.
2007-03-15 19:26:52 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋