Mineratron
Active Member
Anyone ever tried going into 2WD and locking the rear diff to reverse out of a similar situation, to compensate for the lack of locking centre differential?
Caught slipping a little late in the drive but fairly certain I could’ve reversed my Pajero out of that with the centre and rear diffs locked. Reversed out of much worse (albeit in a shorter car… my markers may be off ).
Going 2WD+RDL came as a thought after the event. Tried to self recover in 4Low+RDL but the front tyres were just spinning, not the rears. Came out with not much of a tug backwards at all.
When you’ve still got enough contact on the rear to get drive, plus enough gravity on your side, I’ve found I can to reverse out of similar stucks if you can lock the centre diff.
Without being able to lock the centre to limit the power being thrown forward, 4H is no use in certain situations. The rear doesn’t turn and the front just spins up. With locking centre and rear diffs you can keep 50:50 in the rear and risk only one front wheel spinning away 100:0 whatever side becomes path of least resistance. Should be aided by the Torsen diff… but can’t compensate for the lack of locking centre.
Amazed a car this long or off-road focused doesn’t have one. Its Achilles heel apart from its length.
Anyone thought of this or other workarounds, to compensate for the lack of locking centre differential? Apart from momentum, airing down further, etc… please stick to the exam question.
Caught slipping a little late in the drive but fairly certain I could’ve reversed my Pajero out of that with the centre and rear diffs locked. Reversed out of much worse (albeit in a shorter car… my markers may be off ).
Going 2WD+RDL came as a thought after the event. Tried to self recover in 4Low+RDL but the front tyres were just spinning, not the rears. Came out with not much of a tug backwards at all.
When you’ve still got enough contact on the rear to get drive, plus enough gravity on your side, I’ve found I can to reverse out of similar stucks if you can lock the centre diff.
Without being able to lock the centre to limit the power being thrown forward, 4H is no use in certain situations. The rear doesn’t turn and the front just spins up. With locking centre and rear diffs you can keep 50:50 in the rear and risk only one front wheel spinning away 100:0 whatever side becomes path of least resistance. Should be aided by the Torsen diff… but can’t compensate for the lack of locking centre.
Amazed a car this long or off-road focused doesn’t have one. Its Achilles heel apart from its length.
Anyone thought of this or other workarounds, to compensate for the lack of locking centre differential? Apart from momentum, airing down further, etc… please stick to the exam question.
