Hey guys
am hoping this is a stupid question - and hope it's cause my car is full time 4x4
the issue I notice is , when the car is doing a sharpish turn you can hear as if the tyres are being " dragged" it's like a loud droning noise when doing sharp turns
its the same noise you get when the center diff is engaged and try to do a tight turn , but just less of a noise intensity and you can't feel any bucking
is this normal in the LC ? Am Hoping this is just the usual 4x4 full time issue where wheels can't all turn at the same speed
or do I have bigger issues to look at
I done some more checking of the "bucking / crabbing noise" , here are my findings, and hoping someone can now point me in the right direction
- When engaging the center diff button, the crabbing noise is the same just more amplified - so tells me its the 4x4 not unlocking fully
- when the car is idling , I put the shiftier ( auto) into N and hit the center diff button , normally this would make a small noise and then a clunk , now all I hear is what sounds like a relay clicking once and thats it ( the green dash light comes on)
- rolling slowly forward while in "D" and hitting the center lock button used to clunk as the gears where engaged, again no noise, the crabbing just enhances and then when the button is hit the crabbing noise just gets a little less
- I do not get any whining / whirring or vibrations when underway so I assume the differential is ok?
- The issue is prominent at low speeds under 20km/h , give it some gas and it tends to stop making the noise ( I assume cause you are forcing the tyres to slip)
only thing I have done is drained the rear diff oil and front oil
front - 85w-90 diff oil
rear 75w-140
am hoping this is a stupid question - and hope it's cause my car is full time 4x4
the issue I notice is , when the car is doing a sharpish turn you can hear as if the tyres are being " dragged" it's like a loud droning noise when doing sharp turns
its the same noise you get when the center diff is engaged and try to do a tight turn , but just less of a noise intensity and you can't feel any bucking
is this normal in the LC ? Am Hoping this is just the usual 4x4 full time issue where wheels can't all turn at the same speed
or do I have bigger issues to look at
I done some more checking of the "bucking / crabbing noise" , here are my findings, and hoping someone can now point me in the right direction
- When engaging the center diff button, the crabbing noise is the same just more amplified - so tells me its the 4x4 not unlocking fully
- when the car is idling , I put the shiftier ( auto) into N and hit the center diff button , normally this would make a small noise and then a clunk , now all I hear is what sounds like a relay clicking once and thats it ( the green dash light comes on)
- rolling slowly forward while in "D" and hitting the center lock button used to clunk as the gears where engaged, again no noise, the crabbing just enhances and then when the button is hit the crabbing noise just gets a little less
- I do not get any whining / whirring or vibrations when underway so I assume the differential is ok?
- The issue is prominent at low speeds under 20km/h , give it some gas and it tends to stop making the noise ( I assume cause you are forcing the tyres to slip)
only thing I have done is drained the rear diff oil and front oil
front - 85w-90 diff oil
rear 75w-140
