EBay car, 4wd doesn’t work
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TeaVR said:
Caddyshack said:
I think maybe you are over expecting what a crv can do, if the front wheels are spinning and you have rear drive shafts (as per pic) then you have 4wd.
Without locking diffs the unladen wheel will still spin - a Landrover defender it is not.
Road tyres are pretty useless on grass.
We had a friends BMW X5 wheel spinning on a gentle slope in our garden…my Rangie goes up it on tickover and my wife’s Mini Cooper goes up it and that is a 2wd road car.
I will do a google, maybe there is a proper 4wd switch?
I dig what you’re saying. I’ll try and get a proper look underneath later.Without locking diffs the unladen wheel will still spin - a Landrover defender it is not.
Road tyres are pretty useless on grass.
We had a friends BMW X5 wheel spinning on a gentle slope in our garden…my Rangie goes up it on tickover and my wife’s Mini Cooper goes up it and that is a 2wd road car.
I will do a google, maybe there is a proper 4wd switch?
If it is working and that easily defeated, it’s ste!
It’s a Haldex type system - there isn’t a switch. My S3 has better bloody traction ??
What tyres are on it. A lot of people walk in to tyre shops and simply ask "what is the cheapest tyre?" Cheap tyres are utter ste and it could be as simple as rubbish tyres that are 10 yrs old.
See (slow motion) video. Pretty conclusive prop shaft is in place and turning
https://youtube.com/shorts/DelRt_MXJa0?feature=sha...
https://youtube.com/shorts/DelRt_MXJa0?feature=sha...
The prop moves and turns an oil pump. The rear wheels also turn a pump, when the pumps turn in sync there is equilibrium in pressure. When the front wheels slip they turn the "front" pump (contained in the rear diff/awd casing) faster which creates pressure to close the clutch.
Great fuel efficient system in theory, but only sends a small percentage of power rearward and requires constant slip from the front wheels for any power to be sent rearward at all.
Great fuel efficient system in theory, but only sends a small percentage of power rearward and requires constant slip from the front wheels for any power to be sent rearward at all.
Bobupndown said:
Does it spin its front wheels taking off from a junction on tarmac? If haldex is working properly it shouldn't.
I've got a Freelander 2 which works properly and my wife's VW Tiguan which doesn't, its currently a 2motion!
Just spinning the fronts. Tried it on gravel tonight.I've got a Freelander 2 which works properly and my wife's VW Tiguan which doesn't, its currently a 2motion!
I reckon it needs fluids changing
TeaVR said:
ninjag said:
The CRV AWD system is more of a road driving aid.
Is it less capable than VAG Haldex? As far as I can see, my S3 would do better off road than the Honda in its current form!!!I could only do very mild off roading with the 3rd gen. If a wheel on both axles had slippage, such as the left side going into a muddy verge then there would be traction problems because of the open diffs.
The 4th gen I had was worse when it came to AWD, very lightweight system that had crazy overheating protection. It really was just a road driving aid.
The 5th gen I believe was far better. It's strange because the old Legend had their SH-AWD so you'd think they'd have put that in the earlier CRVs.
It could be worth changing the diff fluid first and it's a very fast and easy job on the 3rd gen. It's going back some time now but I think if you do a hard lock whilst reversing and it makes a strange noise then the fluid needs changing.
TeaVR said:
ninjag said:
The CRV probably isn't the best for anything more than assisting in poor weather road conditions. What mileage is it on?
180kTeaVR said:
Bobupndown said:
Does it spin its front wheels taking off from a junction on tarmac? If haldex is working properly it shouldn't.
I've got a Freelander 2 which works properly and my wife's VW Tiguan which doesn't, its currently a 2motion!
Just spinning the fronts. Tried it on gravel tonight.I've got a Freelander 2 which works properly and my wife's VW Tiguan which doesn't, its currently a 2motion!
I reckon it needs fluids changing
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