hello from sunny norfolk (and my 4x4 problems)

[zippy656]

No way Zippy
Its a great laugh here and loads of info and help
How could I go off you lot :lol:
Already booking hols around meeting dates.
Hoping to get going at the national rally in lincs thats not too far from me
And if that goes well and the terrano behaves I was going to venture further down your way. Dates for the national rally are 3/4/5/6/ july I think :?: so dont make your met in this week . :smile:
What about late august :?:
Theres another met going on up north so not sure when that is.
So this is it then the close of this thread

For now :smile: :smile: :lol: :lol: -wor- -wor- -cheers-

ok, will look into august. and one else got any dates in mind...

 

[jims-terrano]

Hi Knotting,

"3. They must be unlocked when on the hard stuff " as long as you have selected 2wd all that is happening is the front wheels are turning the transfer box when the hubs are locked. The only thing that will happen is you can feel it holding back ever so slightly and you use more fuel. I regularly lock mine for a short trip to keep the transmission free running. I also don't go above 50mph with the hubs locked, as far as I'm aware that is the max speed when 4wd is engaged but I've been told it doesn't matter when in 2wd. When the hubs are unlocked speed doesn't matter other than road speed limits.

See Ya
Jim

WE got a couple of inches of the white stuff and it's still coming down.

 

[extreme-4x4]

well we have been night lineing all week on gravel rock and mud . sadly all very hard stuff due to being frozen also we have been driving tarmac country lines. albeit no faster than 30 mph, i guess each trip was about 30 - 40 miles but we could only do it in 4wd or we'd be dead

nothing broken yet .

should we stop playing ?

 

[jims-terrano]

Well I'm back home, Dewsbury in West Yorkshire was a traffic jam. Noticed a smell of hot clutch but I'll start a thread on that. On the way home when I got onto estate type roads where it was thick sluch it was great to keep slipping it in and out of 4wd and had no probs whilst others were sliding all over :lol: :lol: :lol:

Jim T

 

[willow]

Well I'm back home, Dewsbury in West Yorkshire was a traffic jam. Noticed a smell of hot clutch but I'll start a thread on that. On the way home when I got onto estate type roads where it was thick sluch it was great to keep slipping it in and out of 4wd and had no probs whilst others were sliding all over :lol: :lol: :lol:

Jim T

I may be a novice Jim but I have listened to all the advice from you and others and feel I know a lot lot more about my hubs then ever would if I had'nt joined this club so thanks for the concern Knotting but I feel I have been in safe hans here :smile: :wink:

 

[DJ38]

The amount of replies youve had willow, I'd say you have Magnetic hubs not manual hubs. lol

 

[willow]

Hi zippy anyone given you an idea of dates :smile:
It seems we have gone off topic sorry from me :wink:

 

[zippy656]

Hi zippy anyone given you an idea of dates :smile:
It seems we have gone off topic sorry from me :wink:

just you have said about august..


will have to check with boss.


love that... magnetic hubs.. :lol: :lol:

off topic is fine we are all friends here, and every thread will flow.. other wise it gets to dull..

 

[knotting_pot]

Hi Knotting,

"3. They must be unlocked when on the hard stuff " as long as you have selected 2wd all that is happening is the front wheels are turning the transfer box when the hubs are locked. The only thing that will happen is you can feel it holding back ever so slightly and you use more fuel. I regularly lock mine for a short trip to keep the transmission free running. I also don't go above 50mph with the hubs locked, as far as I'm aware that is the max speed when 4wd is engaged but I've been told it doesn't matter when in 2wd. When the hubs are unlocked speed doesn't matter other than road speed limits.

See Ya
Jim


WE got a couple of inches of the white stuff and it's still coming down.

Hi Jim.

Thanks for this, I see what you mean about slipping into 2wd now

I have only ever been on 3 greenlane days and so still consider myself a Novice. Each time I exited the slippy stuff I disengaged 4wd and reversed to unlock my auto hubs...I now realise that I did not need to unlock the hubs.

I also drove as much as possible in 2wd on these days and was surprised at just how little I actually needed 4wd.

 

[willow]

Ok This is the end of this thread
UNN leSSS you want to keep it going for other people who will come along and want to read it :?:
I dont mind asking questions some others are shy this thread could help the shy.

I wanted to post some photos and when i get it sorted i will.
Thank you all you got me through it -cheers-

I now have 4wheel drive I use my terrano on the smallholding daily.
The manual hubs are great.
I would have been at a loss to know what to do if I had not joined this site
Thank you all
-mex- -wor-

 

[zippy656]

Ok This is the end of this thread
UNN leSSS you want to keep it going for other people who will come along and want to read it :?:
I dont mind asking questions some others are shy this thread could help the shy.

I wanted to post some photos and when i get it sorted i will.
Thank you all you got me through it -cheers-

I now have 4wheel drive I use my terrano on the smallholding daily.
The manual hubs are great.
I would have been at a loss to know what to do if I had not joined this site
Thank you all
-mex- -wor-

i know i wasnt much help.. but hay i lwas learning too


you could rename the thread.. " every thing you wanted to know about hubs were to shy to ask"

hehehe

 

[floyd500b]

Bump:thumb2

This thread dead then??

Cheers

Graham

 

[extreme-4x4]

in your dreams.... this one will go on and onnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn

 

[zippy656]

im with Extreme,


when My Lady called her knight will come to her ade once again for a quest

 

[jims-terrano]

Hey Willow, my manual hubs worked a treat today.

Jim T

PS we can't let this thread go to the archives:thumb2

 

[extreme-4x4]

nope:thumb2

 

[willow]

Ok then a quick update on the manuel hubs.

There great lots of mud on my holding and not got stuck once:thumb2:thumb2

I leave it in the locked in 4 wheel drive while I am on the land so know need to keep jumping in and out to change it. Then I put it back into 2 wheel drive when I go onto the road.

I took it on its longest trip since i have had it yesterday 200miles.
Had to hitch it up to a pig trailer and get some pigs moved for a friend.
They were in a very muddy field and the terrano did the job no problem.
My friend now wants one:thumb2

Have not looked back since fitting the hubs cheers boys:clap:bow

 

[jims-terrano]

Hey Wendy just wait till you forget to put those hubs in 4wd and have to get out in the mud:lol

Hope you tell your friend about this web site full of nutters:thumbs


Jim T

 

[zippy656]

Hey Wendy just wait till you forget to put those hubs in 4wd and have to get out in the mud:lol

Hope you tell your friend about this web site full of nutters:thumbs


Jim T

full of nutters .. well i hope you dont cound me as one of them Jim!!

zippy

 

[willow]

Yep I told him to have a look on here at all you nice chaps,
And told him about shunts truck thats for sale.
And yep said you were all jolly people and Zippy you have to be a nutter to fit in ok:thumbs