That is totally dependent on the break.Originally Posted by neliconcept
If you broke inside the hub, or at the bearing, you'd have to remove the axle and plug the hole first. If you broke at the joint, you could do that, but you'd have the axle smacking everything under your truck.
As for pros and cons:
Con: you have to lock them.
Pro: they are better in every sense of the word.
As for weak, I can't comment on warns. Aisins are damn strong.
Also, on a third gen, you are looking at close to an hour to replace an axle on the trail, a hub takes 5 mins.
Lastly, if you can, leave the ADD on there. That is the best set up by far. ADD+Manual hubs. If you can't due to the swap, then so be it, but if at all possible, leave it on.