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Car won't move towing in 4L
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18 Jun 2025 05:36 #260924
by Lambert
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
Pavement princess or back road menace?
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily)
ADORJ Attention Deficit Ooooh Race Jimny!
Replied by Lambert on topic Car won't move towing in 4L
This wasn't on a hard surface was it? And were there any associated banging noises before it started rattling?
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
Pavement princess or back road menace?
Bellerophon (2024 grello van daily)
ADORJ Attention Deficit Ooooh Race Jimny!
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18 Jun 2025 09:04 #260930
by Motacilla
When a gearbox gear fails, you get more than a little rattle -- you get a godawful racket that generally persists even when you are not trying the failed gear. Plus you get lots of pretty stuff coming out of the oil drain. After all, gears are hardened steel, so on those very rare occasions when they fail it is, as the kids say, epic.
Replied by Motacilla on topic Car won't move towing in 4L
It sure sounds like 4L was not quite fully meshed, I think @DrRobin's experience is very relevant and @yakuza is right about likely causes.I was towing a small trailer with a decent load of broken down furniture, and to clear a small incline i put my 3rd gen in 4Low, but when i let off the clutch in 1st gear the car wouldn't move, and something was rattling.
When a gearbox gear fails, you get more than a little rattle -- you get a godawful racket that generally persists even when you are not trying the failed gear. Plus you get lots of pretty stuff coming out of the oil drain. After all, gears are hardened steel, so on those very rare occasions when they fail it is, as the kids say, epic.
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18 Jun 2025 10:33 #260932
by Vandoni
Replied by Vandoni on topic Car won't move towing in 4L
it was on asphalt, and there were no noises apart from the rattling, i might try the 4L again today and see if the lever is a little loose and not engaging completely, because my mechanic showed it did move a little in its place
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18 Jun 2025 10:56 #260933
by yakuza
Norway 2005 Jimny M16A VVT, 235 Cooper Disco, 2" Trailmaster, ARB rear lck.
Replied by yakuza on topic Car won't move towing in 4L
yank it hard aft and hold it and ease of careful on the clutch and see if it engage better.
Norway 2005 Jimny M16A VVT, 235 Cooper Disco, 2" Trailmaster, ARB rear lck.
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18 Jun 2025 12:36 #260938
by fordem
The Jimny is part time 4WD and 4WD should NOT be used on an asphalt surface, this is clearly stated in the owner's manual, along with warnings of possible drive train damage.
Replied by fordem on topic Car won't move towing in 4L
it was on asphalt, and there were no noises apart from the rattling, i might try the 4L again today and see if the lever is a little loose and not engaging completely, because my mechanic showed it did move a little in its place
The Jimny is part time 4WD and 4WD should NOT be used on an asphalt surface, this is clearly stated in the owner's manual, along with warnings of possible drive train damage.
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18 Jun 2025 15:52 #260939
by Vandoni
Replied by Vandoni on topic Car won't move towing in 4L
yeah i read that, i'll be more careful in the future
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