Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

X2! Good point!

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

H2, this was a very good suggestion and made very good sense! It sounded as the quickest thing to test it as well.

I just finished dragging the jack up and down the driveway, so it appears that's it's working as designed.

I am still not sure why the front couldn't assist in getting me over the hill. Does the TC divide up the power from front to rear?

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

Yes, 50-50 in 4hilock & 4lolock.

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

It was definitely in low gear and the rear axle was surely locked up.

It could have acted up that day though, as after I shifted back into regular mode - it was binding at the local gas station like it thought it was still locked.

Thanks for all the help you provide here Phil. You've definitely sold a Locker, just gotta get the wife into it. If you ever thinks its strange all these women are placing orders, don't worry - it's just our wives!

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

Tomp , i'm wondering if your last post just pin pointed your problem.
Sounds like your shift motor is slow or T/C needs oil ???? or something is making it shift slow. You said it was binding and hadnt unlocked after shifting out for a little while when you were going to the gas station. Probably it is shifting in slow also , maybe thats why it wasnt locked in when in question , because you had just shifted in at the bottom of the hill and it hadnt engaged yet by the top of the hill even though it was in low range maybe it wasnt fully locked yet. Just guessing. :popcorn:

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

FXT!

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

Now you got me wanting to check it because I changed the fluid over to mobil1 ATF about 2 months ago. I remember that foam gasket sealer was protruding out at the bottom of the TC. I didn't think this would cause a leak, as there should be a real gasket in there as well - at least there should be.

Can the TC change into lower gearing without locking front?

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

Sorry babe, i wasn't trying to imply there wasn't any wheeling-women that were not ordering;)

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

It is possible that for whatever reason, the vehicle thought it was getting more traction from the rear wheels. You could attempt to use TC2 next time and see if you get any wheel spin from the front. That's all I can think of.

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

You may be getting some wear in the shift detent cams or between the encoder motor and the shaft that turns the cams. That would cause the shift forks not to reach their full range of travel. The encoder motor reaches it's proper position and sends the signal to indicate the shift was complete, but wear in the cams,forks,shaft etc. may cause some lost motion in the shifting mechanism causing the lock sleeve not to be fully locked or unlocked completely.

If the problem happen again its time to open the t-case up and see what's going on in there.

Re: Why did I not have front wheels spinning?
 

It could be possible. There are 2 shift forks, one for hi/lo range and one for lockup.