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fram:
Yes, it's us again with yet another problem.
This is how the story goes.

Took a trip to Asda earlier today, on the way the Zuke started to feel heavy on the steering and a bit sluggish, it actually felt like she was in four wheel drive. Stopped and had a fiddle with the old transfer leaver but made no difference. A bit further along the road I stopped at the traffic lights and had a terrible burning smell and saw smoke drifting over the bonnet, but wether that was from me or exhaust fumes from the car in front I can't be sure. When I arrived I had a good look around and couldn't see anything wrong so I thought I would just have a turn of the freewheeling hubs..... problem found.......one of the hubs was so hot I couldn't touch it.
Did my bit of shopping, got back to the Zuke and gave the offending hub several turn after which there was no problem.

Any ideas what could have been wrong? Is it possible that the hubs may need greasing up? Could there have been some muck in it from our last off road session?

Hope it's nothing serious as our local club has an off road weekend over Easter and we're really looking forward to it!!!

clouseau:
I think you've answered it yourself - i would go for either caliper stuck on (which would make it pull) or the front hub bearing seizing up.

fram:
Thanks for that. Will have to try and find some time to give the hub a grease up before the weekend and hope that is all it needs!!!

wifey:

--- Quote from: "fram" ---Thanks for that. Will have to try and find some time to give the hub a grease up before the weekend and hope that is all it needs!!!
--- End quote ---


  :shock:  :shock:
have vivid image now; husband = hubs
you've given me an idea  :twisted:  :twisted:

fram:
Will have to see if there is any spare time after sorting out the Zuke!!!! :lol:  :lol:

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