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Old 03-20-2012, 02:52 AM   #10
rcbildr
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Re: Front axel engagement

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Originally Posted by KyFarm View Post
Now where are getting somewhere. If a newer truck can have vacuum engagement on the front hubs why couldn't an older truck?
From what I've heard and read, the vacuum system isn't very good at all and is expensive to repair. Most of the time when they break, they get replaced with manual hubs.
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