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Of course, it would, probably better even. However, you should not be snow plowing with a 1/2 ton pickup.. even more so, one that specifically says not to. Shame on you! Hope you don't get your vin blacklisted
Point being, transfer case engages. not broke.
Why? Why on earth would it "be even better"? If you read back to my posts from a couple years ago I actually had a chat with a borg warner engineer at an off road event about this transfer case and he said the warranty replacements were through the roof because of people plowing and just overall driving in the winter because it isn't remotely designed for that loading. The 44-45 on the other hand works just fine, just like transfer cases have for 50 years...Of course, it would, probably better even. However, you should not be snow plowing with a 1/2 ton pickup.. even more so, one that specifically says not to. Shame on you! Hope you don't get your vin blacklisted
Point being, transfer case engages. not broke.
The gear reduction is on the input of the transfer case. There is power being delivered to the clutch that drives the front wheels. That clutch on the output to the front wheels is where the problem is.Point being, transfer case engages. not broke.
44-45can anyone tell me what transfer case is in the 2017 rebel --- it does not have the 4wd auto button just 4wd lock and 4wd low -- also what is the anti spin rear differential ? Thanks in advance
Hi all,
New to the forum and this is my 1st post. I bought a 2014 Sport 4x4 in October of 2016 and we finally have some snow in Nashville that I can test out the four wheel drive. I read through this forum a bunch when I was deciding on a truck and was hoping that there were just a few trucks with bad 4x4 systems out there.
After this morning I have to agree with the people that say it is a joke. Light snow on the ground and my 4wd auto and 4wd lock act the same way. I have to spin the rear tires before the front will engage. My Grand Cherokee that I traded in to get this Ram was 10 times more capable in the snow. Hell, my wifes Nissan Rouge AWD is more capable then the Ram.
I love everything about this truck, but the lack of a true 4x4 system makes me want to trade it in. I don't feel I can even trust taking this thing into the woods now.
I would give it a little more time to get used to it. Did you get stuck? This case does work. For the most part it is almost instant. Unless you're rock crawling you should be ok. I'm on my third auto 4 wd and no problems. My 13 durango with AWD has no problems.
Didn't get stuck, but did not like the feel of it at all. I have a lot of little uphill intersections with stop signs. When trying to make a turn on an uphill from a stop sign i would get wheel spin and the truck would start to slide to the side before the fronts engaged. Not a good feeling. This never happened in my Grand Cherokee with the NV transfer case. I miss the feeling of having all 4 wheels locked.
Didn't get stuck, but did not like the feel of it at all. I have a lot of little uphill intersections with stop signs. When trying to make a turn on an uphill from a stop sign i would get wheel spin and the truck would start to slide to the side before the fronts engaged. Not a good feeling. This never happened in my Grand Cherokee with the NV transfer case. I miss the feeling of having all 4 wheels locked.
^^^This. It takes a little getting used to the rear end being squirrelly for a second before the front wheels engage.
You were able to slide back end first with traction control on and in 4wd?
I 100% agree!I shouldn't have to get used to it. In 4wd lock it shouldn't get loose.
Didn't get stuck, but did not like the feel of it at all. I have a lot of little uphill intersections with stop signs. When trying to make a turn on an uphill from a stop sign i would get wheel spin and the truck would start to slide to the side before the fronts engaged. Not a good feeling. This never happened in my Grand Cherokee with the NV transfer case. I miss the feeling of having all 4 wheels locked.
I know the one I had would unlock as soon as you let off the throttle. On the expressway I could let off and get on it again and it would slip for a second before reengaging.My question
I drive a rutted muddy, wet, loose rock road up a mountain to a hunting spot 3-4x on the weekend. When I put the truck in 4hiLOCK/4lo - once the rear wheels slip (with the accelerator pressed) does the BW 44-44 lock up until the truck comes to a complete stop?
I ask this because once my truck slips the rear wheels the fronts behave like a part time system (noises, and resistant steering). Even when my foot is off the gas (after the rears slipped while applying throttle.) but once I pressed the break and come to a complete stop it then feels like it requires slippage before it acts as 4x4 again.
If this is true which i need to test more / hear from other users. Would this technically allow RAM to say "lock" on the button? HAHA marketing these days is very technical.
I posted this in another ram forum. I am curious to see if anyone else feels this way...