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Car Forum / Ford / Ford Trucks / December 2005Question: 4X4 hard to maneuver
I have a 2003 F150 with a normal/high/low 4X4 switch on the dash. Out in the snow tonight, in a parking lot, the truck became very hard to maneuver in high four wheel drive getting in and out of a parking space in snow covered lot. In a somewhat tight turn, it did not want to go forwards or back, so I straightened the wheels and put in two wheel drive and slid out of there. Is this normal? Any thoughts? Thanks, Mike >I have a 2003 F150 with a normal/high/low 4X4 switch on the dash. > Out in the snow tonight, in a parking lot, the truck became very [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Is this normal? Any thoughts? Well, as I wasn't sitting in the cab with you, it's hard to say. If you were cutting the front wheels hard and felt the truck "hopping" then yes, this is normal. >>I have a 2003 F150 with a normal/high/low 4X4 switch on the dash. >> Out in the snow tonight, in a parking lot, the truck became very [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Well, as I wasn't sitting in the cab with you, it's hard to say. If you were cutting the front wheels hard and felt the truck > "hopping" then yes, this is normal. Thanks, A. I was getting worried. >>> I have a 2003 F150 with a normal/high/low 4X4 switch on the dash. >>> Out in the snow tonight, in a parking lot, the truck became very [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Thanks, A. I was getting worried. It is also not a good thing to be doing to your truck. >>>I have a 2003 F150 with a normal/high/low 4X4 switch on the dash. >>>Out in the snow tonight, in a parking lot, the truck became very [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Thanks, A. I was getting worried. You are experiancing torque steer form the fact that your front axle ujoints are not constant velocity and they can bind a lot in a tight turn with good traction. My advice to you is to not try to bind id it much because it can shorten the life expectance of front end some. Use 2wd for tight turns when traction is good. A 4x4 with a IFS front end with CV joints in it does not bind anywhere near as bad in tight turns.  Signature----------------- www.thesnoman.com >>>>I have a 2003 F150 with a normal/high/low 4X4 switch on the dash. >>>>Out in the snow tonight, in a parking lot, the truck became very [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > front end some. Use 2wd for tight turns when traction is good. A 4x4 with a IFS front end with CV joints in it does not bind > anywhere near as bad in tight turns. Thanks for the good advice, guys. I appreciate it. I've driven a Ford truck for many many years. This is my first with a 4 wheel drive. Mike > I've driven a Ford truck for many many years. This is > my first with a 4 wheel drive. > > Mike Hiya, Mike, I'm still very much a FWD newbie myself. Try here: http://www.4x4abc.com/ Some good stuff. And, as I recall, I first saw the link posted by someone else in this group. Good peeps in here. S-M >> I've driven a Ford truck for many many years. This is >> my first with a 4 wheel drive. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Some good stuff. And, as I recall, I first saw the link posted by > someone else in this group. Good peeps in here. That is 4WD, not FWD. Unless you meant to say "Front Wheel Drive". >>> I've driven a Ford truck for many many years. This is >>> my first with a 4 wheel drive. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> someone else in this group. Good peeps in here. > That is 4WD, not FWD. Unless you meant to say "Front Wheel Drive". Nope. You're right. My mistake. But, hey, I said I was a newbie ;-) >I have a 2003 F150 with a normal/high/low 4X4 switch on the dash. >Out in the snow tonight, in a parking lot, the truck became very [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >Mike =============================================================== Mike, This is normal with any 4WD vehicle when trying to make tight turns. You should try to avoid tight turns, as that is the easiest way to destroy the U-joints at the outer ends of the front axle. Make long sweeping turns--not tight ones. If you have to get into a tight parking space, disengage the 4WD. RON ======================================================== Remove the ZZZ from my E-mail address to send me E-mail. |
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