M38A1 New Owner

Hi,

My M38A1 came with Easylok front hubs. They are set in the free position. Do I need to manually set them in the lock position to get any kind of 4 wheel drive? In other words, transferring from 2W to 4W high, should the jeep move or would I hurt anything? I would think I absolutely need to set them to lock position to go from 4W High to 4W Low.

If you put your jeep into 4 wheel drive (hi or low) it will move and you will not hurt anything whether the front hubs are locked in or not. But, if you want true 4 wheel drive you need to lock the front hubs in as this is what locks the front wheels to the axle shafts. $ hi or 4 low only happens at the transfer case.