On our recent snowy trip there was a day we were in and out of diff lock nearly every time we drove the car. The locking mechanism was really reluctant to disengage after the gear lever was changed. The light on the dashboard stayed on and I could feel the car was still in locked mode. It took sometimes 10 little changes from forward to reverse to 'bump' the diff lock out, which is a bit annoying in a queue of snow traffic.
We use the car 99% on bitumen and the diff lock is only used very occasionally. Whenever we are on any sort of soft surface I always try to engage the diff lock for a few metres to lubricate everything in the transfer case.
Is there any ideas on things I might do before a trip to help with this problem?
Does turning too tightly on a hard surface with the diff lock engaged cause it to jam in place as the places I had most trouble I had just left a tight parking spot with the lock engaged?
And 1 more question: when parked at the snow resorts and snow is expected should it be left parked in locked mode? I worry about being stuck if unable to get the transfer case gears to change when so cold.
We use the car 99% on bitumen and the diff lock is only used very occasionally. Whenever we are on any sort of soft surface I always try to engage the diff lock for a few metres to lubricate everything in the transfer case.
Is there any ideas on things I might do before a trip to help with this problem?
Does turning too tightly on a hard surface with the diff lock engaged cause it to jam in place as the places I had most trouble I had just left a tight parking spot with the lock engaged?
And 1 more question: when parked at the snow resorts and snow is expected should it be left parked in locked mode? I worry about being stuck if unable to get the transfer case gears to change when so cold.
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