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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: RR Paul on December 29, 2004, 21:25:10

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: RR Paul on December 29, 2004, 21:25:10

I noticed this morning that i only seem to have RWD. Is there anything obvious that i should look for?
Before you say it, yes I do have a front prop :P
Help!!

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: Wanderer on December 29, 2004, 21:34:43

Broken half shaft? Well 2/16th shaft?

Ed

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: muddyweb on December 29, 2004, 21:37:26

You need to get the rear wheels turning and get someone to look and see if the front propshaft is turning.  There a a few ways to do this... all are highly dubious from a HSE perspective ;-)

If it is, then as has been suggested it will be a halfshaft or CV joint most likely... if not, it will be your viscous coupling or some other transfer box problem.

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: DEANO3528 on December 30, 2004, 13:14:26

As you should have the BW transfer box, simply lift a front wheel and try to spin it. If it moves freely suspect the above, but if it moves very very slowly with loads of resistance (you will need a wheel brace) then the viscous coupling is working ok.
What made you think it was rwd only, in the first place?
Bear in mind that your model should have traction control on the rear as well, operated by the abs system.

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: RR Paul on December 30, 2004, 21:13:43

basicaly i'm getting too much wheel spin on icy or damp roads!

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: muddyweb on December 30, 2004, 21:17:13

If it is a lot of wheelspin on the slippery stuff, it might be perfectly normal.

Depends a lot on how it actually occurs....   if you loose traction on one wheel of an axle, then it will spin like mad until the viscous coupling wakes up enough to force the front axle to drive.

Don't forget, there are 3 differentials involved, so if you loose a signle wheel of traction then the vehicle will send the power to that wheel until something stops it from doing so.

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: RR Paul on December 30, 2004, 21:46:22

With all this damp and icy weather lately, its more like a mk2 escort than a Range Rover :lol:
I fear somethings a miss.

I have a workshop next door to where i work, I'll get them to put it on a ramp when they go back to work next week.

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 31, 2004, 20:00:27

More like a MkII Escort than a Rangie, BRILLIANT, I'll take it!

But seriously I'm having a 'bit of fun' at the moment with ours, it's retro fitted with the BW transfer box but I don't have TC like you do, when you're cornering the front wheels go a little faster than the back and it's the grip from the tarmac that helps the car force the viscous diff round, so a little like an early S1 Landy, when it's wet the back end can get a bit frisky and move out into the track of the front.

The effect of the viscous diff is instant, there should be no Bodie and Doyle style wheelspinning, you need to check the car properly as has been described already and remember to imagine the centre diff is a LSD (not the halucenogen though!).

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: RR Paul on December 31, 2004, 20:12:32

Jacked it up today as mentioned in a previous post and everything seems okay :)

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 31, 2004, 20:13:43

The sit back and enjoy the ride.

Title: RWD Rangie?
Post by: RR Paul on December 31, 2004, 20:20:18

Na mate, time for it to go.....