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Hi all
This might be a very silly question, I have a 1996 Sportrak with manual hubs. When I was driving home after dropping off my wife (due to the snow) I ended up behind a stuck 3 Ton van, when I tried to turn the Sportrak around my rear wheel spun while I was in reverse and I had no power going to the front, even though I had the sportrak in 4WD and locked the hubs! I managed to get grip in the end and turn around, then I pulled the 3 Ton van up small incline with the Sportrak in 4WD Low, no problems.
The question is, does 4WD work in reverse? as I know it work in the forward gears as I pulled the van out (I would not have be able with just 2WD) or do I have a problem with the 4WD?
were u already in 4h?
was your offside front wheel spinning but u just couldnt see it? 4wd does not mean all 4 wheels turn at once, power is shared and spins the easiest one, this is because of something called a differential???!!!
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The offside front did not
The offside front did not spin at all (had a very cold head shoved out of the window), I could not tell with the near side fronts, The back wheels were spinning but the fronts were stationary.
I was High 4WD at the time, as the road was just compacted snow and slippery; I did not try reversing in Low
what happens is that one
what happens is that one wheel slips and you lose traction, unless you have some high tec locking diff this will always happen, i did some off roading and thats when you "get" how a 4x4 operates, i thought that 4wd= all wheel turning together at the same speed at the same time, difficult to explain[no pun intended] regards, kirk.
ps yes it does work in reverse!
It is the action of the
It is the action of the differential at work, and yes the 4WD works in reverse as well as forwards.
Thank you "assassin" and "If
Thank you "assassin" and "If theres mud ill find it", I tried the 4wd Low in reverse again and it does work, I think you are right, it was how the differential at work.
I think I need to mess about with it to find out how it really works in action, but I would have to say the Sportrak is unstoppable!!!!!