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[email protected]> Mick wrote:
> I won't mention the word Freelander to much because I know you boys
> frown on such words, but I don't believe the traction control is
> working.
> The viscous couple is fine, as I have drive to the rear axle, but only
> one wheel of each axle will spin if I get it stuck.
> The ABS is working fine.
> Any ideas?
You don't tell us what year, so it's difficult to tell.
From my own experience the TC on Freelanders is crap even when it is
fitted. It only works when you are doing around 30 MPH (or the
equivalent with a wheel spiinning) before it does anything at all. To be
fair though when it does kick in it does work quite well. The only way
to get it to work off road is to go balls out, that way the TC wakes up
when it's supposed to.
I trialled a Freebie once (mine) and found that the only way of getting
it through a section was by travelling at a speed that made the,
normally sedate, trial look like a comp. safari. In this mode the TC
worked brilliantly and was actually quite impressive when it pulled
itself out of a cross axle hole that a couple of (none TC) Discos had
got themselves stuck in previously. I only did a couple of sections
though as it was likely to work out expensive if I continued.
If it's from a similar era as mine (1998) then it won't have TC unless
it's also got HDC - look for the daft yellow switch on the gear lever.
cheers
Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
Recon i'll stick to getting my 300Tdi
