« Reply #16 on: March 10, 2012, 01:53:32 AM »
I personally disable all my axle disconnects with a hose clamp and leave them disconnected.
I'm assuming you meant connected.
I meant disconnected to the vacuum system. One way to leave the front axle engaged is to plumb constant vacuum to the vacuum diaphragm. It doesn't stay engaged if you just unplug it. That's one more potential source of vacuum leak, so the hose clamp keeps the fork extended and axle engaged without any assistance from the vacuum motor.
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