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Car Forum / Jeep / January 2004Reverse In 4X4?
Is this a no-no? I saw recently a story about going in reverse while in 4X4. It said that you could damage your T/C. I can see 1 or 2 miles, but 10, 20, or 30 feet? Any validity to this? TIA The cut on the diff gears is strongest in forward so heavy pulls should be from the rear. Other than that I have never heard about t-case issues in reverse. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Is this a no-no? I saw recently a story about going in reverse while in > 4X4. It said that you could damage your T/C. I can see 1 or 2 miles, but > 10, 20, or 30 feet? Any validity to this? TIA No. Although, I have seem many full-time Chevys where a worn out chain would jump in reverse. And I wouldn't pull anything because the reverse idler is the weakest gear, and ring and pinions are far weaker in reverse. Leaf springs will bend. God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Is this a no-no? I saw recently a story about going in reverse while in > 4X4. It said that you could damage your T/C. I can see 1 or 2 miles, but > 10, 20, or 30 feet? Any validity to this? TIA > No. Although, I have seem many full-time Chevys where a worn out > chain would jump in reverse. And I wouldn't pull anything because the > reverse idler is the weakest gear, Perhaps, but a REAL Jeepster has a T-400 automatic, and a chainless Dana 20 T-case  SignaturePaul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California 10-4 God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O mailto:LWHughes3rd@aol.com http://www.billhughes.com/ > Perhaps, but a REAL Jeepster has a T-400 automatic, and a chainless Dana 20 > T-case > > -- > Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California That was a lot of help JJ > > No. Although, I have seem many full-time Chevys where a worn out > > chain would jump in reverse. And I wouldn't pull anything because the > > reverse idler is the weakest gear, > > Perhaps, but a REAL Jeepster has a T-400 automatic, and a chainless Dana 20 > T-case Not that I have ever heard of. > Is this a no-no? I saw recently a story about going in reverse while in > 4X4. It said that you could damage your T/C. I can see 1 or 2 miles, but > 10, 20, or 30 feet? Any validity to this? TIA Well ... I've been backing out of my snowy laneway and on occasion snowy parking spots down at the LCBO for a few years now in 4H ... no problems :-) > Is this a no-no? I saw recently a story about going in reverse while in > 4X4. It said that you could damage your T/C. I can see 1 or 2 miles, but > 10, 20, or 30 feet? Any validity to this? TIA Only under load or in a non slippery situation would there be a problem with reverse in Part Time 4X4. How do you figure that? Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's > Only under load or in a non slippery situation would there be a problem with > reverse in Part Time 4X4. I just backup a ice covered mountain road in South Carolina, I guess it must be time to replace my trans now that I have a couple hundred feet of 4x reverse...............o#o L8r - Jersey > How do you figure that? > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Only under load or in a non slippery situation would there be a problem with > > reverse in Part Time 4X4. Crap man, I was almost to the end of a 2 track along the edge of a ridge with a lake on the drop with 2' of snow and came head on to a logging truck and had to back up a couple miles in a hurry! LOL, the logger was testing me to see how good I could keep it together while he cam at me big and fast all the way.... It was fun actually, then one of his guys did the same for me in hid 4x4 pickup later on in the trail. That turkey in the pickup was just having 'way' too much fun in reverse! I couldn't catch him in forward!!! Mike > I just backup a ice covered mountain road in South Carolina, > I guess it must be time to replace my trans now that I have [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > with > > > reverse in Part Time 4X4. |
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