4RunnerAquasport
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comments disabled-wonder why? OP Read the manual please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oHWbyEfUKs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oHWbyEfUKs
Turning in 4x4 TRD pro
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DesertCanyons
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4x4 on Pavement
This seems like an honest question. It's your first or second 4Runner with (full time?) 4x4. I am sorry the forum is giving you so much grief and ridicule.
If you have the TRD Pro it's not full time, always on, 4 wheel drive. That's a feature only found on the Limited I believe. You have on demand 4x4. You can put it in 4x4 hi or 4x4 low. Most of the time it should be driven in 2 wheel hi, which is rear wheel drive with a slip differential.
If you put the car in 4x4 hi or low you should not be driving on pavement. You should be on loose dirt, gravel, snow, ice or uneven terrain where some tire slip can occur. You can drive on pavement in 4x4 hi if you drive it straight, but as soon as you try to turn sharply you'll feel and hear the tires binding up. The same is true for the locking rear differential if you have that feature.
You can drive it in 4 wheel hi in snow and icy roads, where the wheels can slip. That's good for speeds up to about 65 mph, maybe faster, but you shouldn't be trying to drive fast in snow. I've used 4 hi for snow with better control.
You can drive it in 4 low on the road surfaces noted above but you can't go much faster that 20 mph. Keep an eye on your tachometer in 4 low.
As noted in a post above, in 4x4 all wheels are locked and turn at the same rate. But in a turn the tires must move a different distance. If the tires can't slip they will bind.
As noted above, read the manual. Follow what it says about driving in 4 wheel drive.
This seems like an honest question. It's your first or second 4Runner with (full time?) 4x4. I am sorry the forum is giving you so much grief and ridicule.
If you have the TRD Pro it's not full time, always on, 4 wheel drive. That's a feature only found on the Limited I believe. You have on demand 4x4. You can put it in 4x4 hi or 4x4 low. Most of the time it should be driven in 2 wheel hi, which is rear wheel drive with a slip differential.
If you put the car in 4x4 hi or low you should not be driving on pavement. You should be on loose dirt, gravel, snow, ice or uneven terrain where some tire slip can occur. You can drive on pavement in 4x4 hi if you drive it straight, but as soon as you try to turn sharply you'll feel and hear the tires binding up. The same is true for the locking rear differential if you have that feature.
You can drive it in 4 wheel hi in snow and icy roads, where the wheels can slip. That's good for speeds up to about 65 mph, maybe faster, but you shouldn't be trying to drive fast in snow. I've used 4 hi for snow with better control.
You can drive it in 4 low on the road surfaces noted above but you can't go much faster that 20 mph. Keep an eye on your tachometer in 4 low.
As noted in a post above, in 4x4 all wheels are locked and turn at the same rate. But in a turn the tires must move a different distance. If the tires can't slip they will bind.
As noted above, read the manual. Follow what it says about driving in 4 wheel drive.
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b407driver
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I think that falls into the Buyer Beware category. Limiteds absolutely make better mall crawlers and snow vehicles for 'casual' drivers. SOs can wreak havoc on your part-time vehicle if you don't sit them down and make sure they understand what to/not to do, though explaining 'why' often doesn't help.
I'm with others above, if it's his fifth 4Runner, it's a bit hard to believe.
Antman
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That's not the way [MENTION=47340]Titanpat57[/MENTION] does his monthly lube...:tape:
If he had four 4th gens, then I could understand the issue, as all the 4th gens had Torsen centers like the 5th gen LE, but with multi-select, (2hi, 4hi, 4lo, 4hi center-lock, 4lo center-lock).
That being said, the 5th gen is different, and the lever should say H4L[ock] L4L[ock]. There is no open center diff in 4wd.
Quit doing what you're doing and keep it to straight lines, OR wet, gravely, snowy roads, that will allow the wheels to slip when the diff starts to bind.
That being said, the 5th gen is different, and the lever should say H4L[ock] L4L[ock]. There is no open center diff in 4wd.
Quit doing what you're doing and keep it to straight lines, OR wet, gravely, snowy roads, that will allow the wheels to slip when the diff starts to bind.
WTF. I've seen some idiotic vehicle shenanigans on Youtube in the past, but this just about takes the cake.
Engineer
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TEujunga
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No to hijack (although the OP's issue hopefully is resolved at this point), but I want to make sure I understand this video. The owner decided that the vehicle didn't creep as much he expected at idle in 4LO with the wheels at full lock, so he's convinced it's a major design flaw? And he supported his contention with pages of analysis with diagrams and illustrations? Do I have this right? Wow, there really are some wackos out there...
And to top it off, he demanded that Toyota give him a lifetime warranty due to this! What a moron...
4RunnerAquasport
Senior Member
Yes, and he was on pavement in a parking lot. He keeps saying "friction", and then the other guy "no brake", well YEA! Your on pavement! I own an LE and it will bind and hop on a solid dirt road let alone on pavement in 4Hi Locked. So he definitely was in 4Hi but never engaged 4Lo. The ass hat couldn't figure out that was a warning beep screaming at him because he never stopped and put it in Neutral to engage 4Lo.
TEujunga
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Simply mind-boggling.
