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Vehicle & Technical => Toyota => Topic started by: generation-x on October 05, 2009, 22:55:09

Title: heres one for ya
Post by: generation-x on October 05, 2009, 22:55:09: early Rav 4

now i no they are perminant 4x4
but do they have some sort of t-case or a low range button,stick?

Simon
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: J.D. on October 06, 2009, 16:29:53: As far as I can remember from the one I used to service for a local company, it has no low range but it does have an electronic central difflock operated from a dash switch IRC.
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: paul_humphreys on October 06, 2009, 18:29:33: Quote from: J.D. on October 06, 2009, 16:29:53
As far as I can remember from the one I used to service for a local company, it has no low range but it does have an electronic central difflock operated from a dash switch IRC.

Quite right no low range.

Paul
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: generation-x on October 11, 2009, 11:20:39: hi guys can u explain this then?
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: Henry Webster on October 11, 2009, 11:34:08: 1st gear
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: generation-x on October 11, 2009, 11:46:09: Quote from: Henry Webster on October 11, 2009, 11:34:08
1st gear

hi henry so why wud it have an L and not 1?

Simon
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: Henry Webster on October 11, 2009, 12:25:33: I think it is their concession to not having a low-box. Supposedly an extra-low first gear. In practice I don't remember it being particularly low - it is certainly in the main gear box - not a separate set of low gears.
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: paul_humphreys on October 12, 2009, 20:39:03: Same as in my Land Cruiser.

P = Park
R = Reverse
D = Drive
2 = Second
L = Low (or first) as in lowest gear.

Paul
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: dxmedia on October 13, 2009, 12:42:40: Quote from: generation-x on October 11, 2009, 11:20:39
hi guys can u explain this then?

Remeber that's the lever for the gearbox, not the transfer case.

If it was a low ratio it would be a 2nd set of gears being brought in by the transfer case, not by the gearbox.

As above, L for lowest gear.
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: generation-x on October 15, 2009, 19:56:04: Quote from: dxmedia on October 13, 2009, 12:42:40
Quote from: generation-x on October 11, 2009, 11:20:39
hi guys can u explain this then?

Remeber that's the lever for the gearbox, not the transfer case.

If it was a low ratio it would be a 2nd set of gears being brought in by the transfer case, not by the gearbox.

As above, L for lowest gear.

so in a word yes it has a low gear maybe not a box but its still lower than standard
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: dxmedia on October 19, 2009, 13:28:23: As in yes there is a low gear in the gearbox.

There's also a high gear and a couple of other gears in between.

If you took away the lowerest gear then the next one up would then become the low gear.

If you took away the 3 lowest gears then the high gear would then become the low gear, but it would also be the highest.

No it doesn't have a low ratio transfer case.

Is it lower than standard? What's standard? If it's fitted to that car then it's standard for that car.
Title: Re: heres one for ya
Post by: Smego on November 08, 2009, 18:30:02: The auto rav has hardly any engine braking and 1st gear isn't particularly low.