98 4WD "Biting"
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98 4WD "Biting"
I've got a 98 SuperCab 4x4 with the 3.0 V6 Automatic in it. It's got 17,000 miles.
When I throw it in 4WD High, the axle feels like it "bites" and doesn't want to move whenever I turn the wheels all the way in either direction. This is always at very low speeds.
I checked this out in 4WD Low last night, and just tried to drive in a circle in a parking lot. The truck did not want to go anywhere with the wheels turned 75% or more! "Biting" is the only word I can think of to describe it.
Does anyone know if this is normal, or should I get it checked out?
Thanks in advance,
Red
When I throw it in 4WD High, the axle feels like it "bites" and doesn't want to move whenever I turn the wheels all the way in either direction. This is always at very low speeds.
I checked this out in 4WD Low last night, and just tried to drive in a circle in a parking lot. The truck did not want to go anywhere with the wheels turned 75% or more! "Biting" is the only word I can think of to describe it.
Does anyone know if this is normal, or should I get it checked out?
Thanks in advance,
Red
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98 4WD "Biting"
What is happening is what is called binding. When placed in 4-wheel drive, the front and rear wheel speeds must match, in snow, mud, ect., this is not a problem as one or more of the wheels will have slip. When on the dry, your binding the driveline by tryin' to make the wheels turn at different speeds and something has to give, resulting in wheel hop. This will be much worse if it's equiped with a limited slip or posi unit. This is also the reason it only seems to do it when turning and not in a straight line. This is proper for this type of vehical, I wouldn't "test" like this to often as things tend to break when stressed like that. Hope this helps, Chuck P.
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98 4WD "Biting"
I have a similar problem on my 94 Ranger only discovered after the snows started to clear here in NH. Everything is ok normally but the front end binds when turning into a parking bay. If I turn off the 4x4 just before parking do I have to backup 10 feet to unlock the hubs? Seems daft to me
Regards David
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It seems to me that you would not have to get the hubs to unlock, just get the 'case into two wheel. With no power to the front end, it won't matter if the hubs are locked or not as the shafts will be able to turn at different speeds reguardless. With the manual hubs, I rarely unlock them during the winter, just keep the 'case in 2-Hi, and while it does make the steering just a little heavier(tru-trac in the diff)I really don't notice that they are locked in and in no way interfers with turning or parking. Hope this helps, Chuck P.
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