VERY LONG-WINDED HOW-TO video showing installation of manual locking wheel hubs and wheel bearing service on 4M40 Pajero Field Master. Feel free to skip to the steps that help you most! REASONS TO DO THIS: 1. Any front lift, adds angle to the front CV axles, increasing wear. 2. MAY reduce fuel consumption slightly not turning the axles needlessly on road driving. If your 4×4 vacuum system is malfunctioning, this can be a good backup or supplemental option. Each side takes about 1 hour. HOPE THIS VIDEO ASSISTS YOU…PLEASE LIKE, SUBSCRIBE AND SHARE!
MUCH FEEDBACK suggests that the best quality for price is AISIN brand.
eBay link for AISIN hubs: https://ebay.us/iVmaUG
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so, after doing this, can you completely ignore/disconnect the vacuum/relay system on the right side fender area of the engine compartment?? …then you just use the 2H – 4H / 4HLc / 4LLc lever inside and twist these hubs outside manually accordingly and the 4WD system works perfectly? … and you would then ignore the green lights on the dash, yes? — again, this video is AWESOME!!! I'm buying those hubs NOW! 🙂 (i thought you said they cost ~$20… they are more like $150, eh?)
I am SOO FREAKING STOKED I found your channel. I'm here in Iloilo and am buying a '97 Pajero and your videos are HUGELY helpful. I also did not want to rely on the vacuum-relay system for 4WD mode changes so this helps BIG TIME!!! thank you so much for these vids!!!
My 93 import from Japan actually has USA Timken bearings. Inner and outer bearings were the same model LM102949 still USA made. $12 on Amazon. The right side had two Phillips screws but the left side had one Phillips and one 10mm bolt but looked like it had newer grease. I recommend gasket maker on the hub and dust cap to keep water out.
Any update on this manual hub lock?
it is 28 Teeth?
have u taken it difficult terrain while locking those hubs?
Where can i get these and is there a better brand to get?
How its hold on?
I had one of those alloy knockoffs and the bolts keep getting lose all the time, and the body bolts holes are getting twisted and wider…
I'm just about to do the same job on my rig. Thank you for the great explanations, bro!
Have you tried using the hubs locked on off road?
update us when it breaks! hahahahaha
that body is so soft that it is prone to loose thread, installed same few years back. switched to AISIN brand and no regret.