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Lel Gate Opener
Joined: 03 Nov 2016 Odometer: 3
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Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2016 8:54 pm Post subject: Wind up snap sound....
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So, was moving forward and back on concrete with diff lock on just a few feet to make sure it engaged for a garage to show them what I thought was a fault light on the dash.
Turned off the button and light went off on dash to suggest diff lock dis engaged.
Backed out to left, drove forward and turned left and at end of road went to turn left again and heard like a metal twang or metal snap sound from rear...
All seems fine? I'm assuming there must have been some wind up there so am wondering if it is just the release sound or something actually snapping.
The vehicle is a 2013 VW Amarok.
I'm hoping to get some reassurance so be nice please.... :/
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Xpajun Mud Obsessed
Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Odometer: 3245
1988 Mitsubishi Shogun
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:00 am Post subject:
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Often turning off the button doesn't disengage the mechanism of the diff-lock...
I'm guessing that what happened when you turned off is the mechanism moved back slightly and switched off the light but not disengage the diff - this happened after a few turns that freed the wind-up that had occurred - the snapping sound (maybe a slapping sound?) would be the mechanism hitting it's stop.
Damage? if as I said nothing to worry about, but don't allow it to happen too much
I'll leave it for someone else to chip in and say that you shouldn't have done what you did on hard ground
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Lel Gate Opener
Joined: 03 Nov 2016 Odometer: 3
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 8:44 am Post subject:
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Thanks.
I did know better but thought as only moving a few feet and no real turning it would be ok.... will take it as a warning not to be repeated
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cynic-al Mud Obsessed
Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Odometer: 6062 Location: scunthorpe
1989 Suzuki SJ
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 12:06 pm Post subject:
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Try it in 4wd again sometime, if all is well then it is probably it just disengaging under load. My first ranger would stick terribly if you left it in 4wd when pulling out of a track onto a main road, sometimes you'd have to bump it up and down the kerb to get it out. Poor old thing seemed to survive it though.
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Xpajun Mud Obsessed
Joined: 22 Sep 2008 Odometer: 3245
1988 Mitsubishi Shogun
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 1:36 pm Post subject:
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Lel wrote: | Thanks.
I did know better but thought as only moving a few feet and no real turning it would be ok.... will take it as a warning not to be repeated |
My first 4x4 a Mk1 shogun I used to drive for up to 2 miles at a time in 4wdl - used to lock up on corners if I stopped on them but the tyres just slipped out when I put a bit of power on. Many years later and with the benefit of much knowledge and experience I wouldn't do it.
But what I'm saying is you can get away with it providing you have a decent drive train e.g the shogun halfshaft is around 25mm compared to a Vitara of less than 20mm and I believe the land rover's is about that size as well
Not sure what the drive train is like on the Amarok though
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Lel Gate Opener
Joined: 03 Nov 2016 Odometer: 3
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Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2016 7:24 pm Post subject:
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Will search somewhere to try tomorrow but feel better now so don't expect any issues...... hopefully :/
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