So I've been on this forum for several years and don't make a whole lot of posts. I have a 2000 4R and just bought "bullitsmith's" '91 HZJ77. I love it and she's a peach! Mike took great care of her and it shows! So this is the first Yota with the "auto hubs" that DON'T use an axle disconnect. Today we had some wet snow in central-VA and I had to go "rescue" my wife who was in my 4R - she was stuck at the bottom of a road and hadn't put it in 4wd. I put in 4H and she walked right up the hill on a set of older BFG MT's. I started following her up and stalled on the same hill spinning. As god as my witness a Jeep behind me passed and walked right up! I went a different way and made it home only to find I couldn't get up the small hill to my house. So - after the plow went by I finally got her up. I coaxed her on a lot we own and put her on a VERY slight incline. In 4H I got her to start spinning, set the hand throttle, got out and watched the front DS turn but NO wheel spinning in front. I put it in 2wd and she spun just a bit but walked up! NOW - when I do this little experiment, I can actually BARELY increase the hand throttle while standing outside of the truck and she'll start moving in 4wd. You can see the front starting to climb ever-so-slowly. I can't believe the BFG All Terrains are THAT bad! 2wd cars with street tires were going up a slushy hill the 77 couldn't.
I'm thinking someone needs to school me on the auto hubs as I don't think they are engaging and staying engaged. (Or they don't engage at all.) I guess they're electric and turn a "coupling" or sleeve. Does this happen a lot? To engage: Truck is in D or N, press the HUB LOCK button then 4WD button, hub lock and 4wd lights come on in dash and away I go in.....?
Thanks for any help I can get!
I'm thinking someone needs to school me on the auto hubs as I don't think they are engaging and staying engaged. (Or they don't engage at all.) I guess they're electric and turn a "coupling" or sleeve. Does this happen a lot? To engage: Truck is in D or N, press the HUB LOCK button then 4WD button, hub lock and 4wd lights come on in dash and away I go in.....?
Thanks for any help I can get!