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I Killed 4WD!
HELP! I think I have really hurt my Smurf and now she's in a right old mood with me.
OK here goes. 4WD has always been fine until today whilst offroading. I think I hurt her!
I was doing a fairly hard offroading event today and half way through a stage 4 WD stopped working. I therefore had to allow a Land Rover to tow me out!!
Anyway I found that 4WD would engage when in Low box. So I took it easy and continued the next stage in 4wd low and at the last gate as I hit the final mound hard on the front right wheel I, . . I mean the whole site heard a horrible PANG. Then a little grating. BUM! I was thinking prop shaft.
BUT I reversed alittle and drove off the course as it was an easy section anyway. When I drove forward it wasn't grating??
There is nothing visibly snapped. I tried putting my foot on the brake and slowly accelerate in gear whilst in 4wd low box and you can hear grating. It's fine in 2WD. Although the front bumper took a hammering and is now hanging off!
I was going to be changing the front wheel bearings soon as it is overdue and was just starting to whine / humm slightly. I'm guessing that the thing that engages the front right wheel for 4wd is screwed what ever that is. Although I don't understand why just before the big PANG noise it was only allowing section of 4wd in low box. Please help. Got some great photies I'll post them up soon.
OK here goes. 4WD has always been fine until today whilst offroading. I think I hurt her!
I was doing a fairly hard offroading event today and half way through a stage 4 WD stopped working. I therefore had to allow a Land Rover to tow me out!!
Anyway I found that 4WD would engage when in Low box. So I took it easy and continued the next stage in 4wd low and at the last gate as I hit the final mound hard on the front right wheel I, . . I mean the whole site heard a horrible PANG. Then a little grating. BUM! I was thinking prop shaft.
BUT I reversed alittle and drove off the course as it was an easy section anyway. When I drove forward it wasn't grating??
There is nothing visibly snapped. I tried putting my foot on the brake and slowly accelerate in gear whilst in 4wd low box and you can hear grating. It's fine in 2WD. Although the front bumper took a hammering and is now hanging off!
I was going to be changing the front wheel bearings soon as it is overdue and was just starting to whine / humm slightly. I'm guessing that the thing that engages the front right wheel for 4wd is screwed what ever that is. Although I don't understand why just before the big PANG noise it was only allowing section of 4wd in low box. Please help. Got some great photies I'll post them up soon.
No probs! 
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