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I took a little trip to a local OHV spot in Gorman. This place does not have anything really technical but i tried to go up this one hill that has some loose dirt to one side and hardpack on the other. As i tried to climb the hill, the drivers side tire which was on the loose dirt just sat there spinning and all other three tires were on the ground. I thought our 4 wheel limited slip was supposed to correct this. I tried different techniques and even feathered the throttle to no avail. This is not the first time i noticed this. On a trip to Big Bear i got stuck with one wheel one a rock and the drivers side wheel in loose dirt. Same outcome! One wheel would spin and the other just sat there. My understanding of our 4 wheel limited slip was when one wheel starts to spin faster than the other the computer reads the data from some sort of speed sensor and applies brake pressure to the spinning wheel and directs power to the other wheel. If this is correct, this is not happening with my vehicle. Ive seen a video of one of the board members here taking a loose hill climb and both front wheels are working in sync. Is my truck messed up or something. If i bring it in, how are they supposed to test this kind of thing on dry pavement.
One another note, one of my buddies brought his 05 sport edition v8 4runner 4WD along and his A-TRAC performed flawlessly. I wish mine worked like his did. What the hell is wrong with my truck? Please help.
Here are the links to the X climbing. I believe its SEXterra's:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...806377585154248
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...758251515549384
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...595381672911241
By the way, I have a 06 4x4 S and i believe that the X in the video is the same model, just way more modified.
One another note, one of my buddies brought his 05 sport edition v8 4runner 4WD along and his A-TRAC performed flawlessly. I wish mine worked like his did. What the hell is wrong with my truck? Please help.
Here are the links to the X climbing. I believe its SEXterra's:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...806377585154248
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...758251515549384
http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...595381672911241
By the way, I have a 06 4x4 S and i believe that the X in the video is the same model, just way more modified.