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By your answer you must think I am a complete damn idiot. Well you can take
your advice, snotty attitude and yelling and shove it. I've been
successfully driving on and off road for 35 years and I know how the axles
and drivetrain work. Why do you think they make all wheel drive cars for
better handling? I had great traction with the Jeep in 4WD Hi on wet
pavement and NEVER damaged the driveline. However, the Toyota won't do it,
so I DON"T DO IT! Go be snotty to someone else jack ass.


"Jeff Strickland" <crwlr@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> NEVER EVER DO THAT AGAIN FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, especially on[/color]
pavement,[color=blue]
> wet or dry.
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> 4WD on your truck is designed ONLY for offroad travel, or driving on a[/color]
heavy[color=blue]
> layer of snow. If you can see the pavement, then you shouldn't be using[/color]
4WD.[color=blue]
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> If you look at the axles, you will see large bulb-shaped structures in the
> middle. These are differential gears, where the driveshaft spins the[/color]
pinion[color=blue]
> gear, which in turn turns the ring gear. As you go around corners, the[/color]
left[color=blue]
> and right side tires turn at different speeds -- the differential makes[/color]
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> possible.
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> Now, consider that in 4WD, not only do the left and right side tires turn[/color]
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> different speeds, the front and rear tires ALSO turn at different speeds.
> The transfer case connects the front and rear drive lines, but the tcase[/color]
has[color=blue]
> no differential capabilities, so any stress that develops by the different
> speeds of the tires is released through the tires slipping on the ground.[/color]
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> the tires can get a grip on the ground, they won't slip, and the stress[/color]
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> be transmitted back through the steering wheel as a wobble.
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> If you can hear the complaints, prepare your checkbook for transfer case
> service. This would be a good time to start thinking about a 4:1 Kit for[/color]
the[color=blue]
> tcase if you are into any sort of serious offroading.
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> <fowdawgg@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1135783122.209833.262730@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
> > '83 pickup been running great since my timing belt change. I had to
> > regrease the bearings to pass state inspection, but didn't see any
> > problems with the old ones. When I put it into 4WD and turn at slow
> > speeds I get a lot louder, almost grinding noise and the steering
> > wheel feels resistant--it doesn't go away until I'm back straight again
> > (and move forward a little, I think). At higher speeds (10Mph+) it
> > works fine. Any ideas?
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