4WD Questions
I plan to purchase a new tow vehicle within the next two years. At the present time, I am towing a 3500 lb travel trailer with a 2006 Honda Pilot 4WD. The 4WD is Honda's name; actually, it is AWD wit...
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wnjj wrote:Paul Clancy wrote:wnjj wrote:Redsky wrote:
I used to have to get out of my truck and engage the manual hubs and get back into the truck and start down the road again and then do the same when back on dry pavement.
You can leave the hubs in on dry pavement or all year for that matter. It just costs you mileage. In the old days, some people left them in for the winter if they frequently needed 4WD.
Except if you do that you will bind or skid when turning corners on dry. Can't imagine that is good for the transfer case and front diff. Are we still talking about 4wd?
You can leave the hubs in with the transfer case in 2WD. The front axles and drive shaft will be spinning at a different speed than the rear at times but aren't connected to the rear when in 2WD. I was addressing the comment about having to get in and out to switch between 2WD and 4WD.
Got it. Haven't had manual hubs since my land cruiser in the 80s so it's been a while. That thing could goat crawl anywhere.
