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[Blake H]

still unsure about what is going on here.. We should be getting some weather here this weekend and I am sure I will find something out about the situation, whether its still happening or not.

I was wondering why shouldn't I use 4h on wet pavement... could that be part of the problem?... it was slushy, snowing and the roads had been salted so it was mostly wet slushy stuff.... I just dont think I have ever noticed this problem before, Im pretty sure I had use it on wet road before...
when it was happening I wasnt turning or on a curve or anything...
That new tire on LF is about an inch higher than the RF.. could that have anything to do with it?

 

[Clone of the Mean]

Glad you caught it before something bad happened! Wish I'd have seen this earlier, I would've guessed bad linings or a caliper.

 

[KidVermicious]

still unsure about what is going on here.. We should be getting some weather here this weekend and I am sure I will find something out about the situation, whether its still happening or not.

I was wondering why shouldn't I use 4h on wet pavement... could that be part of the problem?... it was slushy, snowing and the roads had been salted so it was mostly wet slushy stuff.... I just dont think I have ever noticed this problem before, Im pretty sure I had use it on wet road before...
when it was happening I wasnt turning or on a curve or anything...
That new tire on LF is about an inch higher than the RF.. could that have anything to do with it?

The size of the tire won't have anything to do with it, but if one tire has better traction than the other it'll pull in the slick stuff.

You don't want to use 4wd any time your front and rear axles aren't free to rotate at different speeds. Think of it like this - each axle has a differential that allows the wheels to rotate at different speeds, right? You don't have a differential between your front and rear driveshaft, and when you do anything but go in a straight line, you'll have one driveshaft rotating at a different speed than the other. That's not a problem on dirt or snowy pavement because your tires will slip and relieve the driveline stress, but if the pavement is just wet your tires are much less likely to slip, and your driveline can bind up and in a worst case scenario something will give. You shouldn't need 4wd for slushy roads, if you do you might wanna think about some new tires .

If it's still doing it after you fixed your brakes, I still think you need to get a friend to watch you drive down the street and tell you what the wheels are doing when it pulls. And I think you should swap your front tires left to right and see if it starts pulling the other direction.

 

[Blake H]

The size of the tire won't have anything to do with it, but if one tire has better traction than the other it'll pull in the slick stuff.

You don't want to use 4wd any time your front and rear axles aren't free to rotate at different speeds. Think of it like this - each axle has a differential that allows the wheels to rotate at different speeds, right? You don't have a differential between your front and rear driveshaft, and when you do anything but go in a straight line, you'll have one driveshaft rotating at a different speed than the other. That's not a problem on dirt or snowy pavement because your tires will slip and relieve the driveline stress, but if the pavement is just wet your tires are much less likely to slip, and your driveline can bind up and in a worst case scenario something will give. You shouldn't need 4wd for slushy roads, if you do you might wanna think about some new tires .

If it's still doing it after you fixed your brakes, I still think you need to get a friend to watch you drive down the street and tell you what the wheels are doing when it pulls. And I think you should swap your front tires left to right and see if it starts pulling the other direction.

That I will do, I'll switch them up tomorrow and see what I get, though I shouldnt need 4x, it is really icy but cant tell always where there is dry patches and I will hit the snowy mud behind the house tomorrow as welll and see if I notice it. I did free up the brakes and the right front spins freely again. Iposted how I lubed the pistons, but I can get a Reman. caliper for about 50 bucks and will just replace it , better safe than sorry, right.
THANKS FOR THE POSTS GUYS, INFO IS ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION...lol

 

[Blake H]

OK, I think I figured it out.. if the right front brake was a bit stiff then it would skid on slick spot and cause the right front to grab.... yes?... possible.. either way the right front caliper is being replaced and the diff has been brought to full with half quart of Lucas.
I haven't had the problem (or noticed it rather) on the small 4x adventure over the weekend. keeping fingers crossed