93 Transfer Case Saga - Any tips?

From : pete

Q: are you rolling into the throttle or stabbing it are the indications of both methods the same lastly do you have a automatic gear or the 6 sp steve im heading down a hill....start up the other side..step on the gas pedal..it hesitates & jerks a little then smoothes out & is fine. the dealer replaced 2 injectors it helped somebut not a full cure. any ideas .

Replies:

From : budd cochran

how many 4x4s have you owned in winter time how many or how many years i have owned two of them for a total of 12 years in winter time. and yes we can get heavy snow in nj in the winter time. and i lived in central indiana with lots of good old lake effect snow for half my life and never owned a 4x4 in civilian life and only got stuck twice .. . . both times in deep mud with new snow tires. tom when i trained drivers for the indiana national guard i emphasized that even the 5 ton 6x6 dump trucks we drove did better with a couple tons of stuff in the bed. im sure that they did but we are not talking about military vehicles in extreme situations. actually tom we are talking all wheel drive capable vehicles not just 4x4s and 6x6 info applies much better than you know. btw empty an m35a1 5 ton dump weighs about 5 times what your 4x4 weighs and it still needed a load in the back to handle slick conditions. darn tactical tires!!!! a 4x4 with nothing in the bed will outperform any 2 wheel drive vehicle of the same type in a given situation and in just about all cases the extra weight in not needed. a given situation lol i can think of more than once ive out performed a 4x4 with an old valiant or dart that ive owned. of course the diffierence might be that i knew a bit more about how to handle those situations at the time than the other drivers. or it was a fast corner taken in a four wheel drift or . . . sorry tom but youre dead wrong to make such a claim if not totally ignorant about it. will added weight in the rear help possibly in some situations but in others like ice it will actually make it worse. horse hooey! a bit of advice if i may . . . drop the belief that having 4x4 means you can go thru anything youll stay out of more ditches and stay upright much longer. i never said that a 4x4 can go through anything but it can go thru far more than a 4x2 with 500 lbs of crap in the bed. really and your proof is i mentioned putting snow in a truck bed but i also used to pile the snow on the back of my cars on the trunk lid to add weight. it worked on them too. how do you think i got thru 15 of wet snow with bald radial tires for seven miles and there were jeeps in the ditch on that same road i have driven 4x4s thru snow of various levels for 12 years without anything extra in the bed and have yet to get stuck. 12 years and youre the expert . . .right. how does that compare to 38 years of driving experience tom with winters in three states two western and one midwestern how does that compare to being a driving instructor for a national guard unit do you think i might have an hour or two more experience than you we have two real experts here in the group at least two on snow and its removal want guess how much experience they have tell me the three ways to get unstuck using an ordinary bumperjack tom. budd .

From : peteb

tbone wrote a 4x4 with nothing in the bed will outperform any 2 wheel drive vehicle of the same type in a given situation well sure but then thats not the debate here. added weight over the rear axles will increase traction for both the 4x2 and 4x4. and in just about all cases the extra weight in not needed. define needed. it may not be needed but it will increase traction and thus help in almost all situations. will added weight in the rear help possibly in some situations but in others like ice it will actually make it worse. ice is a big area where the increased weight and added traction will be most benificial. your guess on increase braking distance is unsubstantiated. increased traction will improve braking. the weight added is insufficient for your guess to have any credibility. i never said that a 4x4 can go through anything but it can go thru far more than a 4x2 with 500 lbs of crap in the bed. i have driven 4x4s thru snow of various levels for 12 years without anything extra in the bed and have yet to get stuck. so what i have done the same. has nothing to do with whether added weight in the bed helps or not. also you live in the east where where 12 of snow in a night shuts down many cities. try 2 to 3 feet in one night and its business as usuall the next day. i still remember a few years back when mammoth lakes ca received 5 feet over night. it took a 2nd day and another 4 feet before the highway was finally closed down for a day. .

From : mike simmons

on tue 30 nov 2004 220919 gmt tbone t-bonenospam@nc.rr.com wrote on mon 29 nov 2004 141850 -0500 hp howard.page@comcast.net wrote i have heard that also of folks are putting weight in the back of the trucks for winter driving. on my 04 1500 quad cab short bed with hemi how much weight is good to add whats the most cost efficient way. i have line-x in the bed but dont want to crap up the truck as its purpose is primarily towing my camping trailer in the good weather . 427 pounds 3 ounces. lol! if it is a 4x4 you dont need to add anything. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving sorry i didnt realize the guy lived in florida. beekeep .