2003 KJ w/ auto transmission, new to the 4wd aspects of it, at the moment is 100% stock.
Took it out and got into into some heavy red clay mud like you find in Tenn. I was in 4 hi and got stuck, just sat there spinning. Tried to rock it out by going forward as far as it would go , brake, reverse as far as it would go, brake, etc......
Still stuck so I put it in 4 low
Did the same rocking, but in 4 low, when I pushed in the brakes it would make a pretty serious grinding noise on the front brakes - it was pretty much exactly like I was changing gears with a manual transmission without using the clutch ?
The pedal would sort of pulse, then it was like it "caught" and slipped into gear -yes, I am still talking about the brakes - seemed really weird to me.
While I admit I no basically nothing about BLD, which is active in 4 low, from what I have read I was under the impression all it is really doing is applying pressure to the wheel that is turning - so there aren't any gears involved - still just pushing the pads against the rotors if I am not mistaken ( which I obviously must be because this was definitely gears, not a grinding noise from pads on a rotor)
I obviously have no idea what was happening and was wondering if anyone would happen to know what the heck was going on ?
I was actually kind of surprised I got stuck in the 1st place. Mud wasn't that deep and I figured I would pop right out when I 1st started rocking it. Then when the brakes started grinding like that, I must admit I got a little worried. Of course idiot that I am, I had my window down when I 1st started trying to spin out......fortunately there's not too much mud inside and it pretty much stayed on the door......so as you can see, I am obviously not that bright to begin with.
Plan was to start putting together the kj backbone/winch combo and frankenlift/OME lift after Xmas, but I obviously need to figure this out 1st. I am no expert by any means but I have changed a bunch of brake pads, master cylinders and lines, and rotors over the years on my own cars and thought I had a pretty good grasp on how the brake system worked but I can honestly say that I do not have the 1st clue to where gears become involved when dealing with brakes.....and there is no doubt in my mind that what I was feeling in the pedal and hearing was gears grinding......
Any info greatly appreciated.
Took it out and got into into some heavy red clay mud like you find in Tenn. I was in 4 hi and got stuck, just sat there spinning. Tried to rock it out by going forward as far as it would go , brake, reverse as far as it would go, brake, etc......
Still stuck so I put it in 4 low
Did the same rocking, but in 4 low, when I pushed in the brakes it would make a pretty serious grinding noise on the front brakes - it was pretty much exactly like I was changing gears with a manual transmission without using the clutch ?
The pedal would sort of pulse, then it was like it "caught" and slipped into gear -yes, I am still talking about the brakes - seemed really weird to me.
While I admit I no basically nothing about BLD, which is active in 4 low, from what I have read I was under the impression all it is really doing is applying pressure to the wheel that is turning - so there aren't any gears involved - still just pushing the pads against the rotors if I am not mistaken ( which I obviously must be because this was definitely gears, not a grinding noise from pads on a rotor)
I obviously have no idea what was happening and was wondering if anyone would happen to know what the heck was going on ?
I was actually kind of surprised I got stuck in the 1st place. Mud wasn't that deep and I figured I would pop right out when I 1st started rocking it. Then when the brakes started grinding like that, I must admit I got a little worried. Of course idiot that I am, I had my window down when I 1st started trying to spin out......fortunately there's not too much mud inside and it pretty much stayed on the door......so as you can see, I am obviously not that bright to begin with.
Plan was to start putting together the kj backbone/winch combo and frankenlift/OME lift after Xmas, but I obviously need to figure this out 1st. I am no expert by any means but I have changed a bunch of brake pads, master cylinders and lines, and rotors over the years on my own cars and thought I had a pretty good grasp on how the brake system worked but I can honestly say that I do not have the 1st clue to where gears become involved when dealing with brakes.....and there is no doubt in my mind that what I was feeling in the pedal and hearing was gears grinding......
Any info greatly appreciated.