Recent content by DavidNJ

Ford also discontinued their diesel. My guess is a low take rate plus high costs and possibly warranty cost issues.

Just bringing this question back to life. I've been a fan of Hensley and ProPride 4-bar linkage/virtual 5th wheel hitches. However, I'm wondering if the use of this sort of electronic stability control that detects sway and applies the left or right brakes to keep in check may be a simpler and...

Not that much of a difference, 6.4 vs HO. The advantage is greater at higher altitudes where the turbo deals with the lower air pressure if the intercooler and cooling system can deal with the lower efficiencies at high ambient temperatures. As for towing, I can't imagine any V8 is better...

GM uses automatic engagement of their e-lock. The brake locking differential really confuses the whole story. I've seen videos of Wrangler Rubicons, which have front and rear e-lockers, get through mud using BLD with both differentials open. The 48-11, 44-44, and other similar transfer cases...

Thanks. It appears there is a Partial Off and Full Off mode. Maybe the complaints were from people who didn't have their trucks configured as they thought they were. It is unclear if BLD is off in Full Off or not. It says "BLD may remain enabled even if TCS and Electronic Stability Control (ESC)...

This fellow explains it better than me: He is saying the systems with 4Auto and therefore a clutch pack fully or partially release the clutch pack pressure when the wheels turn or the throttle is released. If you are moving slowly over a slippery surface with minimal and intermittent...

That is interesting since the question is whether the 48-12 uses clutches or a sliding dog ring to engage the front wheels. The 44-45 seems to use the sliding dog ring, or at least the part diagram shows that. On the models with 4Auto there is a clutch back that has pwm signal to put pressure...

Another confusing thing: the specs for the TRX show different torque splits for different settings (Sand, Mud, Rock, Baja, Snow, etc.). How do they do that with a clutch pack? What would be the criteria? Slippage is easy...the computer knows the wheel speeds, engine speed, gear, steering wheel...

Note: the 48-13 has an auto mode and 650 lb-ft of torque with the same 4.71 first gear. Presumably, the ECM limits that to something closer to 500 lb-ft in 1st gear, still over 2300 lb-ft at the transfer case. If it wasn't limited that would be over 3000 lb-ft. The Magna UtilMax cases used in...

After some more time with the 44-45 parts diagram...yes...it has a mode shift fork and no clutches. Presumably the same as the 48-12. On BLD, yes, that is clearly the brake limiting wheel spin. No limited slip or electrically locking diff. Note: The snowplow prep package is available on the...

As I understand it all of the BW 44 and 48 series transfer cases use clutches and the only difference is the electronics. It could very well be 48-12 "part-time" transfer case also waits until it sees slippage. That strategy would make sense if they thought running 4wd on pavement was a more...

What is BLD?

Note: the 48-12 part-time box is only on the Tradesman and the Rebel. All other models have the 48-11 except the TRX which as the 48-13.

Hadn't given this a second thought. Don't all pickups have part-time transfer cases with dog gears, synchros, and shift levers that engage the front axle locked to the rear and optionally engage a planetary gearset for additional gear reduction? Apparently not! Researching this has been...