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Noises when steering in 4WD

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08 Jan 2024 09:25 #253344 by rogerzilla
Replied by rogerzilla on topic Noises when steering in 4WD
You shouldn't be using 4WD on asphalt unless it's very slippy (snow/ice).  It will make noises and cause difficulties with steering as you get windup between front and rear axles.

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08 Jan 2024 09:29 #253345 by moadi
Replied by moadi on topic Noises when steering in 4WD

You shouldn't be using 4WD on asphalt unless it's very slippy (snow/ice).  It will make noises and cause difficulties with steering as you get windup between front and rear axles.

 

I see, I just wanted to test to see where it’s coming from, because I heard it first time while offroading so actually yes I just remembered that it does make the noise on slippery surfaces

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08 Jan 2024 09:33 #253346 by rogerzilla
Replied by rogerzilla on topic Noises when steering in 4WD
That's ok then - just wanted to check it wasn't only on asphalt, as that wouldn't indicate a fault.

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08 Jan 2024 09:58 #253348 by yakuza
Replied by yakuza on topic Noises when steering in 4WD
Been driving my Jimny on asfalt in 4x4 lately and surprised how little noise I get. (4x4 is frozen stuck.)

Are the noises intermittent, connected to wheel revs, accelerating or braking or coasting?
Or in/out flexing?
Open diffs?

a "friend" of mine put a large cable tie on my drive shaft once. That ticked :)
That sound was so obvious so I had more or less determined what it was before I looked under the car :D
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08 Jan 2024 11:45 #253351 by moadi
Replied by moadi on topic Noises when steering in 4WD
Well I hear it whenever I’m in 4WD and streering almost to the max

I recently also started hearing cracking noise sometimes when going in reverse in 4WD, but not always, not sure if it’s related

I’ll try replacing the CV joint and see how it goes, thanks

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08 Jan 2024 19:19 #253368 by Lambert
Replied by Lambert on topic Noises when steering in 4WD
What I meant was with locked hubs or drive flanges when you are in 4x2 the wheels are pushing the cv joints and drive shafts round as opposed to when in 4x4 the drive is being sent to the wheels from the transmission. It is therefore possible in the early stages of excess wear in the cv joint that the direction the drive is coming from will cause different noises in different directions.
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