Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Sun Jul 08, 2007 7:58 pm**

I have noticed lately I can't engage 4WD easily unless the vehicle is nearly stopped - seems like the auto-locking hubs aren't working properly. Once in 4WD, everything works normally. Tyre diameters front to rear would be about the same, so I'm guessing its somewhere in the actuation of the hubs.

Does anyone know how to adjust this mechanism? I've tried a search, but I didn't have much luck

Cheers!!

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:20 am**

at what speed is "nearly stopped" ?

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:01 am**

Less than 10km/hr - on this model Rodeo Shiftonthefly enables you to engage 4WD at speeds up to 100km/hr (not that I used to do this).

Previously I was able to hold some gentle pressure on the lever and it would slip in even going as fast as 60-70km/hr. Now it won't. I can only describe it like trying to engage 4WD while moving in a vehicle with manual locking hubs that aren't engaged.

Once it's in 4WD all is sweet, so the hubs must be locking eventually.

Cheers

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:29 pm**

are you doing in under acceleration or deceleration?
my paj was like that, i could engage it even at 140 as long as i wasnt accelerating or anything

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:01 pm**

Normally I would back off the throttle and it would engage 4WD straight away. But now I have to slow lower than 10km and even then it doesn't engage smoothly

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:25 pm**

Try here if you have no joy

http://clubisuzu.proboards29.com/

Otherwise GET A TRITON

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:02 pm**

Vineboy wrote:Otherwise GET A TRITON

They might be truer words than you meant

PS: yew speld Triton wrongely in yur signeture

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:10 pm**

just a thought, have u checked the oil in the xfer? is it the correct type?

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:12 pm**

thanks for the help so far

just recently had all the oils changed and it made no difference

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:13 pm**

did u change them? or take it to a mechanic?

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:20 pm**

subie_man wrote:
Vineboy wrote:Otherwise GET A TRITON
They might be truer words than you meant

PS: yew speld Triton wrongely in yur signeture

Fixed

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:49 pm**

j-top paj wrote:did u change them? or take it to a mechanic?

done by a mechanic

Vineboy wrote:Fixed

gud tu cee

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:52 pm**

was it a trusted mechanic?

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:02 pm**

very small town, so yeah, but it's worth asking him what he put in I guess

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:07 pm**

might be worth having a look into it. maybe changing it yourself, it isnt very hard

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:21 pm**

yeah will do, but I still suspect it's somewhere in the mechanism that actuates the auto-locking hubs (vacuum?). Like maybe it isn't actuating early enough for 4WD to engage while on the move? dunno, I'm clutching at straws here

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:51 pm**

look at the basic stuff first like the oil.
i know that when my oil in the jabber got old it got harder to shift. once i put the new oil in it shifted so much smoother.

Posted: **Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:52 pm**

subie_man wrote: suspect it's somewhere in the mechanism that actuates the auto-locking hubs (vacuum?).

have you checked the hoses? maybe one was pulled out when it was at the mechanics?

Posted: **Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:38 pm**

How long since it last worked?

Posted: **Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:55 pm**

hmmm we've been in drought for a while, so I'd say around 5 years

but seriously I can't really put a time on it because whenever I have had to use 4WD in the last 2 years or so, it's been engaged at low speeds, or stopped (eg. boat ramp or pivot irrigator wheel-track

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Posted: **Fri Jul 13, 2007 11:47 pm**

any updats yet dude?

Posted: **Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:24 am**

hi mate, thanks for checking up - been under the whip a little at work so haven't had time to investigate it

cheers!

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:22 pm**

Well the oils all check out OK, and were replaced with the correct grade at service time. Holden dealer tells me it could be a lazy solenoid on the electric front hubs (how can a solenoid be lazy, it either works or it doesn't !!!)

Anyway, the Rodeo is being replaced next week with a new Triton so I guess it's not my problem anymore, although it would be nice to have had it sorted for the next owner

198,000km, the lil' ol' Rodeo served me VERY well with virtually no issues

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:35 pm**

where you selling the rodeo? not on here i hope

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:52 pm**

nope, will be sold locally

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:54 pm**

just because you wouldnt want the guy to find out about the problems by reading on here. now that would suck

Posted: **Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:57 pm**

No prob, I would tell the potential buyer anyway as I don't believe in trying to hide problems. The only thing wrong apart from this solenoid(?) is the rear brakes shoes probably only have 10,000ks of life left

I'm sure whoever buys it will be happy even knowing this!!

Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Adjusting "shift on the fly" 4WD on 2000 TF Rodeo

Adjusting "shift on the fly" 4WD on 2000 TF Rodeo