traction control

hi all
if i take my prop off for the summer months am i rite in thinking that it wont affect the traction control ,as its only on the front wheels
Or is it on all 4 as its a 4x4.

ffs its on the wheels - you aint talking them orf anorl, are ya?

The Mad Hat Man said:

ffs its on the wheels - you aint talking them orf anorl, are ya?

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:rofl:
its to do with the breaking system i think.

3lander4x4 said:

:rofl:
its to do with the breaking system i think.

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Thats what he said.
The abs system brakes the wheels that are starting to spin thus gaining traction

3lander4x4 said:

:rofl:
its to do with the breaking system i think.

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arent you sure how it works ?

It backs off the turbo aswell afaik.

Oh well back to the bmw m5 for summer then stand the landy up for the summer pluss the air con works and the t,c,a. happy days are here again.

i didnt know if there is any sencers or any thing else on the transfer box that would upset the t,c,a as it is on some 4x4s

RTFM!

Then report back with your findings!

3lander4x4 said:

i didnt know if there is any sencers or any thing else on the transfer box that would upset the t,c,a as it is on some 4x4s

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no just uses abs sensors

ABS is there to help control your Freelanders direction when breaking. Ths is it’s primary motive. As a secondary effect, it can slow you down. It works by pulse breaking wheels individually, as and when needed. It senses all wheels all the time. Removing the prop won’t make a difference. You can loose a slight amount of engine breaking via the props from the rear wheels, if the vcu sheering effect has activated when it sort of “locks up”. But this won’t happen under most circumstances.

Traction control is to stop spinning wheels to help you to gain drive via wheels which have grip. Power is lost through spinning wheels. TC senses spinning wheels and uses the ABS to pulse break them to slow them down. Hence passing the power to the wheels which int spinning. TC is designed to help you to control spinning wheels to gain grip and therefore drive. Removing the prop won’t cause a problem if your happy to rely on front wheel drive only, and therefore front wheel TC only. Removing the prop will reduce the ability of the TC system to help get you going. If you remove the prop then you only have drive to the front wheels. If one spins and the other has grip then you can drive. All be it slower than normal as too much power through one tyre may cause it to spin. If both front wheels are spinning then you won’t be able to drive. You can’t rely on the sheering effect in the vcu as it effectively “locks up” and passes power to the rear wheels as a 4x4, as the rear wheels have no connection to the engine/gearbox/ird power source. Hence with front wheel drive only TC can only use the front wheels you help you get going if your on a slippery surface.

You have to tell your insurance if your removing the prop.

Freelaner said:

RTFM!

Then report back with your findings!

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my old ford xr 4x4 and granada 4x4 would not let me drive with the front drive shafts out tca kept cuting the engine after moving 5ft cause it wasnt sensing the front wheels moving, it was caused by a senser on front diff out put . i didnt no if these landrovers were the same but at the rear. So it seems a logical question to ask before i get the spanners out.

no lr use abs sensors as they are all ready there

thanks for the answers been fun reading