On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Kevin Stevens wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Mar 2003, Scott M. Stone wrote:
>
> > I was messing around with my dodge durango 4x4 in the parking lot the
> > other day and I noticed that if I put the transfer case in either
> > 4-Part-Time-High
>
> Slippage in the magic part-time transfer case. Normal, a little hard on
> steering parts.
>
> > 4-Full-Time-High,
>
> Don't do this. Full-time locks the center diff, and you're fighting the
> turn difference between front and rear. Something will break eventually,
> probably sooner than later.
>
> > or 4-Part-Time-Low
>
> ?? If you mean 4-Full-Time-Low, same issue as above. I've never heard of
> dual-range part-time drive.
i'm not really sure on this - but when i put the thing in the 4L position,
the "4WD PART TIME" light comes on, not the "4WD FULL TIME" light.
>
> > Does not do this in 2WD mode. Normal? I've never had a 4x4 before.
>
> Basically, stay out of full-time 4wd unless you're off-pavement.
> Part-time should be ok.
>
> KeS
>
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@foo3.com>
Cisco Certified Network Associate, Sun Solaris Certified Systems Administrator
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