4wheel drive question

jeepers · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:52 pm

i was in 2wheel and went to cross a ditch. and well i forgot to take my trailer hitch off and baried it in the ground :oops:

. well i put it in 4 hi and atempted to pull my self up and out and well that didnt work so i put it in 4 low and still no luck

. with all atemps the only thing that was happing was my rear wheels were spining and the front was not. finly with it in 4lo i was able to back out. and found a nother route out!

my question is: shouldnt the frunt wheels spin when in 4wheel (hi or low)? it seams as if it wasnt even ingaged at all. i am cunserned with the fact that the 4wheel might not be working cerectly

. there was no noise in the transfer case and all lights on the dash were on and showing that it was working!
if anyone can help or knows the answer please leave one?
thanks :?:

WV(0)IIIIIII(0) · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:03 pm

Your left rear and right front should engage in 4wd lo and hi. The lo option just changes the gear ratio in the transfer case. ( I belive I got all that right)

jeepers · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:45 pm

Thanks, i knew that it just changed the gear but wasn't sure on the drive wheels! is there any way i can test to make suer it is working? like i had posted it worked when i backed up in 4lo so iam prity sure that it is working. but would like to make suer!

FreedomKJ · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:59 pm

The transfercase requires some distance (at least a few feet) to engage. Always switch to 4wd before you get stuck, not after you're already stuck.

Tightwadsjeeper · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:47 pm

Bingo! Beat me to it. You HAVE to give it a few feet to engage.

Luis

skrracing · **Posted:** Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:56 pm

With open diffs...if you lift one tire the other will just spin. Does not really matter which tire is up in the air. Even if you have a factory Trackloc in the rear...if the rear is spinning and one front wheel is just off the ground...the the front tire will spin and not help to pull you at all. You might try some brake the same time you are using a little gas as well. This will help a lot of times. Later...Clint

jeepers · **Posted:** Tue Aug 30, 2005 7:31 am

Quote:

The transfercase requires some distance (at least a few feet) to engage. Always switch to 4wd before you get stuck, not after you're already stuck

thanks that is something i didnt know.that was more then likely what had happend. i went and tested the 4wheel drive last night and it is working fine

. I will use this little bit of info in the future!

hoss75 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:02 pm

WV(0)IIIIIII(0) wrote:

Your left rear and right front should engage in 4wd lo and hi.

Ehh?? AFAIK All 4 wheels spin equally when in 4WD untill any one tire loses traction, then that one (on an open diff) spins freely and the other one on that axle doesn't move at all.

skrracing · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:20 pm

Lockers is a sure cure for that... Front Detroit True Trac...Rear Powertrac. later...Clint

WV(0)IIIIIII(0) · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:22 pm

hoss75 wrote:

WV(0)IIIIIII(0) wrote:

Your left rear and right front should engage in 4wd lo and hi.

Ehh?? AFAIK All 4 wheels spin equally when in 4WD untill any one tire loses traction, then that one (on an open diff) spins freely and the other one on that axle doesn't move at all.

Hoss not to say that is wrong but I have seen when I was stuck on ice these were the only wheels spining. I will admitt to not knowing a lot so I could be wrong. Gonna do a little research.

hoss75 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 31, 2005 6:50 pm

WV(0)IIIIIII(0) wrote:

Hoss not to say that is wrong but I have seen when I was stuck on ice these were the only wheels spining. I will admitt to not knowing a lot so I could be wrong. Gonna do a little research.

Yeah, when tires start to slip only two will spin (one front, one rear)but it will be the two with the LEAST amount of traction, regardless of what side of the vehicle it is on. However when all 4 wheels have equal traction all 4 wheels will recieve the same amount of torque.

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