Can someone explain why my traction control decides to work sometimes. This past weekend I got crossed axle and my TC would not spin the rear tires. Don't I have a limited slip?
The 04's have CDL. Maybe the OP needs a new/working Transfer Case?
Ashcroft is your friend.
So is Synchrogearboxes.com, but now it looks like they only build Transfer Cases for racing and rock crawlers.
Good info on the RPM sweet spot!
So with your CDL locked, was 1 tire per axle spinning?so... to eliminate this further. should I get some sort of limited slip or locker. Will it render the TC useless?... And yes I do have a cdl. and I know how to use it.
Swedjen2: you might be on to something with the "working" tcase, as I do not have reverse. But all forward gears work just fine.
It's possible he didn't actually lock it, but even if he did, a cross-axle scenario requires functional traction control and a steady pedal; potentially foot braking. You've got to give traction control time to work, if it actually does work.
I contacted Syncro several weeks ago, and never got a response. They'll get one more chance, but after that they're under the bus with the rest of the riffraff.
Cheers,
Kennith
This is posted on their website and is probably why you haven't recieved a response just yet.
WE ARE CLOSED FROM FRIDAY 14TH JUNE UNTIL TUESDAY 25TH JUNE. DURING THIS TIME WE MAY NOT REPLY TO EMAILS. PLEASE BE PATIENT. THANK YOU.
Synchro used to advertise 3 different build stages of the LT230- a basic unit, an upgraded unit for H.D. off-road and the racing unit-which is the one they advertise on their website. Maybe they still would be willing to build the H.D. version, but looks like it would be a special order.
TC should work almost immediately in an 04, when it is functioning properly. As stated previously, make sure your brakes are 100% and good quality. Mine has activated going over potholes.
If the diff-debate here proves anything, it is that you need to really think about the investment. I had two LR3s, one with with a rear diff lock and one without. They would both go through the same obstacles, but the one with the locker was much smoother about it. The D2 has a lot more axle articulation, but it has a less sophisticated TC.
For what it is worth, I had one of the last Gen 3 Monteros with the torque-biasing rear diff and it was useless to me. Get a wheel in the air and it took a special hand-shake with the e-brake to get it to do anything. Went to a Tahoe Z71 with a G80 factory rear locker and it was 100X better. I guess a locker can crab in snow, but two snow storms went by and I never had that problem unless I purposefully induced oversteer.
Just to add on to what Kennith is saying. I don’t know the procedure for locking an ARB unit but my Taco had an E locker. It always locked when needed but you would have to come to a complete stop to do it. That would mean loosing all momentum if you didn’t already. I tend to like units that are helping you through before you get stuck. But like with everything else automotive, there are always trade offs and one thing or another will alway fall short under some circumstances. Hopefully that’s where the unit between your ears kicks in to get you thru it. Or around it. . Lol
This is posted on their website and is probably why you haven't recieved a response just yet.
WE ARE CLOSED FROM FRIDAY 14TH JUNE UNTIL TUESDAY 25TH JUNE. DURING THIS TIME WE MAY NOT REPLY TO EMAILS. PLEASE BE PATIENT. THANK YOU.
Synchro used to advertise 3 different build stages of the LT230- a basic unit, an upgraded unit for H.D. off-road and the racing unit-which is the one they advertise on their website. Maybe they still would be willing to build the H.D. version, but looks like it would be a special order.
It's a 60 40 split of torque. You loose torque in the helical cut gears going to the front axle. The rear axle gets more because its a splined shaft. But what you do gain when you lock the center dif is one can not spin and turn faster than the other.I assume you locked the diff.? Then 50% of the power goes to both axels, so one of the rear tires should have spun. The TC is then supposed to brake the spinning one so the non-spinner gets traction. However, if you have weak or worn out or crummy rotors/pads, the brakes won't do their job very well and your TC will be a fail.
That's why if you have TC, you should get the best rotors/pads you can afford....don't go cheap and buy some no-name bargian basement Peoples Republic of China rotors/pads.