Thanks anyway. Changed fluid, doesn't seem to make any difference. Maybe
this is normal. Who knows?

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:43c8145d$0$19336$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> Vito,
>
> I don't have one of these systems, but one of the symptoms, that you might
> expect from a posi-traction unit, that needs the fluid changed, could be
> grabbing similar to what you describe. Hopefully, what you are seeing is
> just a sign of deferred maintenance. I would start by making sure that
> all
> the fluids are of the proper type, clean, and at the proper level. In
> practice, with a used vehicle that you have just bought, the only way to
> know for sure is to change everything.
>
> If you can contact the previous owner, that might shed some light. I have
> had people contact me regarding vehicles I have sold or traded in, and I
> didn't mind.
>
> Earle
>
> "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> news:43c805a9$0$7300@dingus.crosslink.net...
>> Happy thots )c: AFAIK it's always in 4WD as it has no 2WD poition.
> Dealer
>> said the transfer case had a unit similar to a 'posi-traction' between
> front and
>> rear that allowed enough slip or differential action to be driven on dry
>> pavement but ???
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:43C7BE86.95649877@sympatico.ca...
>> > You have the part time system that 'will' break parts and/or actually
>> > explode the transfer case into pieces if you try to use it on dry
>> > pavement.
>> >
>> > Here in Canada, the passenger side sun visor has the directions on it.
>> >
>> > If it crabs when in 2 wheel drive, I would be inspecting the axle end
>> > u-joints for a bad one.
>> >
>> > Mike
>>
>>
>
>

 

Thanks anyway. Changed fluid, doesn't seem to make any difference. Maybe
this is normal. Who knows?

"Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:43c8145d$0$19336$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> Vito,
>
> I don't have one of these systems, but one of the symptoms, that you might
> expect from a posi-traction unit, that needs the fluid changed, could be
> grabbing similar to what you describe. Hopefully, what you are seeing is
> just a sign of deferred maintenance. I would start by making sure that
> all
> the fluids are of the proper type, clean, and at the proper level. In
> practice, with a used vehicle that you have just bought, the only way to
> know for sure is to change everything.
>
> If you can contact the previous owner, that might shed some light. I have
> had people contact me regarding vehicles I have sold or traded in, and I
> didn't mind.
>
> Earle
>
> "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> news:43c805a9$0$7300@dingus.crosslink.net...
>> Happy thots )c: AFAIK it's always in 4WD as it has no 2WD poition.
> Dealer
>> said the transfer case had a unit similar to a 'posi-traction' between
> front and
>> rear that allowed enough slip or differential action to be driven on dry
>> pavement but ???
>>
>> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:43C7BE86.95649877@sympatico.ca...
>> > You have the part time system that 'will' break parts and/or actually
>> > explode the transfer case into pieces if you try to use it on dry
>> > pavement.
>> >
>> > Here in Canada, the passenger side sun visor has the directions on it.
>> >
>> > If it crabs when in 2 wheel drive, I would be inspecting the axle end
>> > u-joints for a bad one.
>> >
>> > Mike
>>
>>
>
>

 

Well, at least now you have clean fluid. ;^)

I do not believe that this is considered normal. You most likely have a
sticky differential or center coupler. The problem is to decide which one
it is, and whether it is worth fixing.

Earle

"vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
news:43c9e085$0$7970@dingus.crosslink.net...
> Thanks anyway. Changed fluid, doesn't seem to make any difference. Maybe
> this is normal. Who knows?
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:43c8145d$0$19336$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > Vito,
> >
> > I don't have one of these systems, but one of the symptoms, that you
might
> > expect from a posi-traction unit, that needs the fluid changed, could be
> > grabbing similar to what you describe. Hopefully, what you are seeing
is
> > just a sign of deferred maintenance. I would start by making sure that
> > all
> > the fluids are of the proper type, clean, and at the proper level. In
> > practice, with a used vehicle that you have just bought, the only way to
> > know for sure is to change everything.
> >
> > If you can contact the previous owner, that might shed some light. I
have
> > had people contact me regarding vehicles I have sold or traded in, and I
> > didn't mind.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> > news:43c805a9$0$7300@dingus.crosslink.net...
> >> Happy thots )c: AFAIK it's always in 4WD as it has no 2WD poition.
> > Dealer
> >> said the transfer case had a unit similar to a 'posi-traction' between
> > front and
> >> rear that allowed enough slip or differential action to be driven on
dry
> >> pavement but ???
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:43C7BE86.95649877@sympatico.ca...
> >> > You have the part time system that 'will' break parts and/or actually
> >> > explode the transfer case into pieces if you try to use it on dry
> >> > pavement.
> >> >
> >> > Here in Canada, the passenger side sun visor has the directions on
it.
> >> >
> >> > If it crabs when in 2 wheel drive, I would be inspecting the axle end
> >> > u-joints for a bad one.
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Well, at least now you have clean fluid. ;^)

I do not believe that this is considered normal. You most likely have a
sticky differential or center coupler. The problem is to decide which one
it is, and whether it is worth fixing.

Earle

"vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
news:43c9e085$0$7970@dingus.crosslink.net...
> Thanks anyway. Changed fluid, doesn't seem to make any difference. Maybe
> this is normal. Who knows?
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:43c8145d$0$19336$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > Vito,
> >
> > I don't have one of these systems, but one of the symptoms, that you
might
> > expect from a posi-traction unit, that needs the fluid changed, could be
> > grabbing similar to what you describe. Hopefully, what you are seeing
is
> > just a sign of deferred maintenance. I would start by making sure that
> > all
> > the fluids are of the proper type, clean, and at the proper level. In
> > practice, with a used vehicle that you have just bought, the only way to
> > know for sure is to change everything.
> >
> > If you can contact the previous owner, that might shed some light. I
have
> > had people contact me regarding vehicles I have sold or traded in, and I
> > didn't mind.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> > news:43c805a9$0$7300@dingus.crosslink.net...
> >> Happy thots )c: AFAIK it's always in 4WD as it has no 2WD poition.
> > Dealer
> >> said the transfer case had a unit similar to a 'posi-traction' between
> > front and
> >> rear that allowed enough slip or differential action to be driven on
dry
> >> pavement but ???
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:43C7BE86.95649877@sympatico.ca...
> >> > You have the part time system that 'will' break parts and/or actually
> >> > explode the transfer case into pieces if you try to use it on dry
> >> > pavement.
> >> >
> >> > Here in Canada, the passenger side sun visor has the directions on
it.
> >> >
> >> > If it crabs when in 2 wheel drive, I would be inspecting the axle end
> >> > u-joints for a bad one.
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

 

Well, at least now you have clean fluid. ;^)

I do not believe that this is considered normal. You most likely have a
sticky differential or center coupler. The problem is to decide which one
it is, and whether it is worth fixing.

Earle

"vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
news:43c9e085$0$7970@dingus.crosslink.net...
> Thanks anyway. Changed fluid, doesn't seem to make any difference. Maybe
> this is normal. Who knows?
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:43c8145d$0$19336$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> > Vito,
> >
> > I don't have one of these systems, but one of the symptoms, that you
might
> > expect from a posi-traction unit, that needs the fluid changed, could be
> > grabbing similar to what you describe. Hopefully, what you are seeing
is
> > just a sign of deferred maintenance. I would start by making sure that
> > all
> > the fluids are of the proper type, clean, and at the proper level. In
> > practice, with a used vehicle that you have just bought, the only way to
> > know for sure is to change everything.
> >
> > If you can contact the previous owner, that might shed some light. I
have
> > had people contact me regarding vehicles I have sold or traded in, and I
> > didn't mind.
> >
> > Earle
> >
> > "Vito" <vito@crosslink.net> wrote in message
> > news:43c805a9$0$7300@dingus.crosslink.net...
> >> Happy thots )c: AFAIK it's always in 4WD as it has no 2WD poition.
> > Dealer
> >> said the transfer case had a unit similar to a 'posi-traction' between
> > front and
> >> rear that allowed enough slip or differential action to be driven on
dry
> >> pavement but ???
> >>
> >> "Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> >> news:43C7BE86.95649877@sympatico.ca...
> >> > You have the part time system that 'will' break parts and/or actually
> >> > explode the transfer case into pieces if you try to use it on dry
> >> > pavement.
> >> >
> >> > Here in Canada, the passenger side sun visor has the directions on
it.
> >> >
> >> > If it crabs when in 2 wheel drive, I would be inspecting the axle end
> >> > u-joints for a bad one.
> >> >
> >> > Mike
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>