P38 Transfer Neutral

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[email protected]

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• Jul 6, 2006

• #1

Reading about selecting transfer neutral with a fuse on a P38, would it
be possible to permanently drive a P38 in transfer neutral & only
select 4 wheel drive by removing the fuse as-and-when required?

Cheers,
Chrisall

 

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Neil Brownlee

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• Jul 6, 2006

• #2

Chris,

That's like fitting 4 freewheeling hubs.....guess what happens when the
tfer/box is in neutral ;-)

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Neil

 

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rads

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• Jul 6, 2006

• #3

On 6 Jul 2006 03:24:34 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>Reading about selecting transfer neutral with a fuse on a P38, would it
>be possible to permanently drive a P38 in transfer neutral & only
>select 4 wheel drive by removing the fuse as-and-when required?
>
>Cheers,
>Chrisall

Perfectly possible. Top speed limited though and expect reduced
acceleration.

David

 

C

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• Jul 6, 2006

• #4

Neil Brownlee wrote:
> Chris,
>
> That's like fitting 4 freewheeling hubs.....guess what happens when the
> tfer/box is in neutral ;-)
>
> --
> Neil


DOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!!!

 

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Ian Rawlings

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• Jul 6, 2006

• #5

On 2006-07-06, rads <[email protected]> wrote:

> Perfectly possible. Top speed limited though and expect reduced
> acceleration.

Entirely dependent on terrain and load..

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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• Jul 6, 2006

• #6

[email protected] wrote:
> Reading about selecting transfer neutral with a fuse on a P38, would it
> be possible to permanently drive a P38 in transfer neutral & only
> select 4 wheel drive by removing the fuse as-and-when required?
>
> Cheers,
> Chrisall

Think there's a hint in the word "neutral" ;-) And the fact that in my
previous post I was sitting on the drive in transfer neutral, main box
in "D" and doing 2000 revs for 20 mins going nowhere!

Tee hee!

Alan C

 

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Graham Carter

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• Jul 6, 2006

• #7

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Reading about selecting transfer neutral with a fuse on a P38, would it
> be possible to permanently drive a P38 in transfer neutral & only
> select 4 wheel drive by removing the fuse as-and-when required?
>
> Cheers,
> Chrisall
>
After all the "neutral" humour, if you want to put your Rangie in 2 wheel
drive mode, the question is why? I remember reading an article by a classic
Rangie owner, where he'd had to remove the front propshaft to limp home. He
said that the handling was appalling when in rear wheel drive only.

And what would you save? A very small amount ouf fuel? Freewheeeling hubs
save at most 5%.

So why spoil one of the best handling 4x4's in the world?

Cheers!
Graham Carter
Harare
Zimbabwe

Graham Carter

 

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Peter A

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• Jul 7, 2006

• #8

Graham Carter wrote:
I remember reading an article by a classic
> Rangie owner, where he'd had to remove the front propshaft to limp home. He
> said that the handling was appalling when in rear wheel drive only.

You would think the handling was flawless compared to limping one home
in front wheel drive (as I did once). Put your heart in your mouth,
because that's where it'll be anyway, 10 yards down the road. Clearing
the whole area of traffic and pedestrians would be useful, too. (You
might achieve this anyway).

 

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Ian Rawlings

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• Jul 7, 2006

• #9

On 2006-07-07, Peter A <[email protected]> wrote:

> You would think the handling was flawless compared to limping one home
> in front wheel drive (as I did once). Put your heart in your mouth,
> because that's where it'll be anyway, 10 yards down the road. Clearing
> the whole area of traffic and pedestrians would be useful, too. (You
> might achieve this anyway).

What's the issue with the range rovers? I know I've driven my
Defender 110 with both front and rear prop shafts removed (not at the
same time obviously) and didn't notice anything frightening.

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Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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Peter A

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• Jul 7, 2006

• #10

Ian Rawlings wrote:

> What's the issue with the range rovers? I know I've driven my
> Defender 110 with both front and rear prop shafts removed (not at the
> same time obviously) and didn't notice anything frightening.

No idea, other than the weight distribution/suspension geometry sure
doesn't suit front wheel drive. It was *very* crabby. It felt like...
the tighter the turn... that it was about to slam over to full lock at
any time. Like it was tramlining the whole time. That's presumably not
the case but it's what the feedback felt like. I've only ever had the
front shaft out of 110's so never compared them in front wheel drive
'mode'. It felt odd enough to make me very cautious. A pukka automotive
design engineer could probably enlighten us further.

 

C

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• Jul 7, 2006

• #11

<i>
> After all the "neutral" humour, if you want to put your Rangie in 2 wheel
> drive mode, the question is why? I remember reading an article by a classic
> Rangie owner, where he'd had to remove the front propshaft to limp home. He
> said that the handling was appalling when in rear wheel drive only.
>
> And what would you save? A very small amount ouf fuel? Freewheeeling hubs
> save at most 5%.
>
> So why spoil one of the best handling 4x4's in the world?
>
> Cheers!
> Graham Carter
> Harare
> Zimbabwe
>
> Graham Carter
</i>

I dunno why really, just for the sheer hell of seeing what would happen
I suppose !!!

 

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Graham Carter

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• Jul 8, 2006

• #12

> > So why spoil one of the best handling 4x4's in the world?
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Graham Carter
> > Harare
> > Zimbabwe
> >
> > Graham Carter
> </i>
>
> I dunno why really, just for the sheer hell of seeing what would happen
> I suppose !!!
>
Considering this group, no harm in that at all! That's how Land Rovers
improve.

Cheers!
Graham