Rear Wheel Hopping

[Klif01]

Ok, today I was messing around in my school parking lot in 4 wheel drive just to see if I welded the front bracket back together at the right angle, and I noticed while driving and turning a hard left/right (all the way turned steering wheel) that my left wheel on a left turn and right wheel on a right turn will act kindof like its locked for half a second and spins faster thus making the truck bounce and stuff. Could this be a result of me not lining the rear axle up when I put the blocks in? Or what else could be causeing this? It only does this in 4x4 which is the wierd thing.

 

[crimsonride]

It's normal. That's drive line bindage.

Oh yeah, don't do it too much, you could break junk.

Let me know if you want an explanation.

 

[Klif01]

Ohh please do tell. Never heard of this before.

 

[crimsonride]

Well, I'm bored so you're gettin it anyway.

You have part time 4wd. This means that when you put it in four your front and rear driveshafts rotate at the same RPM no matter what. When you go around a corner or turn your front two tires travel a different (longer) distance than youre rear two tires. So, since the shafts only put out equal rotations to each axle but they demand diffently, the tires spin and chirp to release the bindage.

 

[Klif01]

Ok, I was serious when I said do tell. Cause Im am really a newbie about this stuf. So that would be the same reason that it doesn't coast while the wheels are turned a bit?

 

[crimsonride]

Originally posted by Klif01
Ok, I was serious when I said do tell. Cause Im am really a newbie about this stuf. So that would be the same reason that it doesn't coast while the wheels are turned a bit?

Ya, I know. I started writting that before you posted that's why I said that.
Exactly, that's why you don't coast.

 

[Klif01]

Thanks