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When should you lock your hubs? When should you unlock them? Could you leave them locked? Locking hub were invented to engage/disengage the front 2 Dec 2014 14 Jun 2011 Back in 1948, Arthur Warn developed the WARN locking hub so surplus WWII Jeeps, which had full-time four-wheel drive, could perform betterLocking hubs, also known as free wheeling hubs are fitted to some (mainly older) four-wheel drive vehicles, allowing the front wheels to rotate freely when disconnected (unlocked) from the front axle. Mechanically activated locking hubs are activated by hand by turning a switch on the end of the axle. 6 Sep 2016 When the 4WD is not engaged, the locking hubs disconnect the axle. They spin freely, and the rear wheels of the car do all the work of moving the vehicle. On older 4WD vehicles, manual locking hubs were standard. You'd have to get out of your vehicle and turn a knob on the front wheels until the hubs were locked. In a four wheel drive, the transfer box lets you engage the front wheel differential. It's usually an open differential, so leaving the hubs locked The automatic locking hub does it automatically on the fly. changing manual locking hubs to automatic hubs, or replacing troublesome OEM automatic locking 23 Jul 2009 What are locking hubs and how do they work? Older 4WD vehicles had manual locking hubs and were referred to as "part-time" 4x4 because the half axles