Full Time 4x4 Wind Up?

Landyrover · **Posted:** Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:14 pm

Hi Guys,

Greetings from England!

After 10 years owning numerous Land Rovers I have returned to the 'fold' with my second Cherokee! And I love it!!!

However, I have a question that I would value opinion on please...

I have a KJ V6 auto with the full time 4x4 option transfer case. I used it today on wet roads. However, whilst trying to park and manouver at low speed, it seemed to me that the front wheels were experiencing wind up - I recall this from the first Cherokee I had 10 years ago which didn't have the full time option. I stuck the box back into 2x4 mode and the wind up was still evident. I got rid of it by reversing a short distance (a trick I recall from having a 4x4 with manual locking wheel hubs).

Wind up (if this is what it is) wasn't evident at speed - just when trying to engage full lock in the car park getting in/out a space...

The same thing happened this evening on a short run. I kept the box in high 4x4 (full time option) on a longer run and all seemed well - no evidence of wind up in the front axle.

Has anybody else experienced this? Or should I be dropping it back to the main dealer for a checkup (while its under warranty)?

Cheers,

Nick

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:08 pm

Are you in the the "full time 4x4" or "part time 4x4"? Your selectrac transfer has a diff in the transfer allowing you to use 4x4 on hard surfaces,the full time is the one you want for this operation and part time to lock up that center diff and act like the command trac transfer(the 231) and can't be used on hard surfaces.You may feel some wind up like the old quadritrac transfer,the are pretty similar without the 2wd option.

Landyrover · **Posted:** Fri Oct 06, 2006 3:25 am

Hi, yes, it's the 'full time option' - the handbook states this can be used all the time, including on dry paved roads...

Cheers,

Nick

Full Time 4x4 Wind Up?

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