BIG BILL Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Please help I have no hand book for my 4x4 but some one told me after engaging 4wheel drive low ratio I have to revese to disengage the free wheeling hubs. when I do this it feels like there's some thing winding up under the floor to which point the car can hardly move is this normal? Shoot safe Shoot true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernyha Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 BB you dont say what make vehicle it is, but on my Pajero 4 wheel drive low ratio should only be engaged on soft ground. This is because the centre diff locks up as well meaning that the front wheels are trying to go round at the same speed as the rear. Unless you are driving in a dead straight line, the wheels need to turn at differeant speeds and if not allowed to do so by being on a firm surface you will get exactly as you describe and that is the transmission trying to wind it self up. This is a highly risky thing to do as if you keep going there will be an almighty expensive bang as something gives way. Hope this helps but if you are not sure what i am on about, just be advised that the wind up effect you feel is not a good thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL Posted December 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Thanks Ernyha. I ment to say after I have been off road do I need to reverse a little way? and is that in low box or high or back to 2 wheel drive. My veichle is a 2000 TATA Safari with selectable 4x4 electronic on the move box. Thanks again BIG BILL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Clockwork cars,whatever will the japanise think of next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennyblanco Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 you need to go the opposite way you were going when the hubs were 1st locked, in 2wd. whats the tata like? i've got a very old swb nissan patrol, drives like a tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG BILL Posted January 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Hi" Mark thanks for that, the TaTa is brill a year 2000 car with 40,000 miles one owner 7 seater high/ low ratio box for £5995 can't be bad can it. I have had it in serious mud, serious hills and apart from being slow off the mark it just trods along, it looks good too it just hasn,t got the prestige badge but that don,t bother me it just dose the job. It has a peugot 2lt deisel turbo intercooled engine and gets 30mpg. I live in Northumberland so we get some wet shooting up here and the TaTa has shown a few other 4x4s how to do it . Thanks agin BIG BILL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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