[olim]

i have got my car back from the mot today and just have a quick question, i took my front prop off but i had to put it in diff lock to drive it i though it was full time 4wd, is this normal? will i be doing any damage by driving it like this?

oli

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

erm .... explain how if it is full time 4wd, how it does this if you remove a prop? magic?

 

[olim]

i have just done a search which i should of done in the first place and found out exactly how it works but will it do any harm to the car to drive it like this whilst waiting for a new prop?

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

no - unless yu are waiting months

 

[GINGE]

that is a confusing question/statement. It is full time 4x4 yes all your diff lock does is send 25% power to each wheel when its engaged - by locking the diff. where as it sends power to all wheels that have grip usually.

Never drive on tarmac or a majorly grippy surface with your diff lock engaged, you will damage it.

 

[The Mad Hat Man]

that is a confusing question/statement. It is full time 4x4 yes all your diff lock does is send 25% power to each wheel when its engaged - by locking the diff. where as it sends power to all wheels that have grip usually.

Never drive on tarmac or a majorly grippy surface with your diff lock engaged, you will damage it.

it wont do any harm if a prop is removed.

 

[GINGE]

it wont do any harm if a prop is removed.

Ah ok, you learn something every day.

 

[khaos]

Ah ok, you learn something every day.

And it isn't sending 25% to each wheel either. It is sending 50% to the front and 50% to the rear. How it is then distributed to each wheel is dependant on traction. If a wheel looses traction it will then gain all of the power unless you have traction control.

 

[Shifty1962]

And it isn't sending 25% to each wheel either. It is sending 50% to the front and 50% to the rear. How it is then distributed to each wheel is dependant on traction. If a wheel looses traction it will then gain all of the power unless you have traction control.

Or locking diffs on each axle.

 

[Shifty1962]

It can get more complicated than this with traction control and the like but for most peeps this will be the set up they have on a standard Defender except for the locking rear diff.

 

[nesponge]

should be able to drive around in diff-lock forever without damaging anything if the front prop is removed.