1978 Chevy Truck Are my hubs broken?

Tiny
TERRIBLET63
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Drive Train Axles Bearings problem
1978 Chevy Truck V8 Four Wheel Drive Manual xxxxxx miles

Ok, so today I got stuck in a grass field. Got out locked the hubs, while in 4wd I heard a thump come from the front end, my front wheels stopped turning. When I got towed out I could hear a nasty clunk clunk, when moving. So I did some tests, and after a few minutes of doing this I have found that the sound only happens when the right hub is locked. What is this, PLEASE HELP. I also have noticed that when I put it in 4low I can feel it is engaged and I notice how the engine revs like it is in 4wd.

I was wrong, the noise happens when both hubs are locked. And it sounds like a bar banging around.
Thank you, Terry
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 AT 10:28 PM

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Tiny
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I would pull that hub and check it sounds like it may be broke. It is most likely that when you locked it things started to spin and the hub had not locked to the axle yet. So when it finally did the hub wasn't moving yet so it broke it. Check the axle u-joint too.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 AT 10:20 AM

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