The big casualty was the plastic selector knob on my Warn hub. Fortunately I had a pliers with me. I have a couple extra locking units. But I would like to find just some extra knobs.
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You forgot the best part about the auto, JJ - you can drive to work in the morning without ever having to put down your coffee.
Oh, and since you’ve now got the auto dialed in: “Tonz and Fodeez…”
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You forgot the best part about the auto, JJ - you can drive to work in the morning without ever having to put down your coffee.
Oh, and since you’ve now got the auto dialed in: “Tonz and Fodeez…”
With some chrome ollie's and wontons
Regarding transmission temperatures...
So far the highest temp I have seen on the 42rle is about 173°F. This was during a long uphill climb on the highway going about 60-65mph with the engine rpms at or above 4500rpm with air temps in the high 70s.
On the trail with similar air temps, the trans temps were in the 150s and often dropped into the 130s.
This is something I will be watching especially after the regear when the transmission isn't working as hard against the poor gearing.
So far the highest temp I have seen on the 42rle is about 173°F. This was during a long uphill climb on the highway going about 60-65mph with the engine rpms at or above 4500rpm with air temps in the high 70s.
On the trail with similar air temps, the trans temps were in the 150s and often dropped into the 130s.
This is something I will be watching especially after the regear when the transmission isn't working as hard against the poor gearing.
You might email Warn. At one point there was a service part number for those hub dials.
4500 rpmDid you have the OD turned off?
That was OD on!
Looks like it was shifting into 2nd gear to reach between 60-65mph.
This is what 5.38 would look like...
I tried googling for a part number, but didn't find anything. I'll send an email.
I'm also tempted to try making a mold of a good one and casting a knob out of a resin. It's been many years, but I have done similar things.
I'd love to learn how this works if you go this route, might be fun to do some repeatable tests across a few materials.
The hardware store process is as follows...
Silicone 3 caulk as the mold. A thin coat of dish soap on the part for the mold release. Two part epoxy for plastics with a long cure time because it is a bit flexible. Mix in some nylon ratchet strap fuzz for reenforcement.
Did the Rangers and Explorers ever come with factory Warn hubs? I was told recently they were vacuum actuated and people would upgrade to the Warn kits.