Invictus
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Good evening,
Last week I was driving into town on the highway. It was quite icy, so I decided to try out 4WD Auto for the first time. To my understanding, if the rear wheels lose traction under load, the front kicks in. Everything was going fine until I turned into a gas station, and that's where my adventure begins.
Making a tight turn, the front end started binding and hopping. All four wheels were in full lock. I made sure it was in Auto and not 4H, so I put it back in 2WD then switched between 4H, 4L, and back to 4A. Same thing happened, all wheels locked up and had difficulty on dry pavement at about two miles per hour, making a turn.
I dropped the truck off at the dealership this morning, and the service shop called me back this afternoon. They said that the rear tires were 5-6 thirty-secondths of an inch more worn than the front tires, which causes the wheel speed sensors to turn faster on the rear than the front, due to tires being a 'much' smaller diameter. Their professional opinion is that I should replace all four tires so that they all match in diameter, and then the wheel speed sensors will then all match up.
Anyone heard of anything like this before?
Any help is appreciated.
Last week I was driving into town on the highway. It was quite icy, so I decided to try out 4WD Auto for the first time. To my understanding, if the rear wheels lose traction under load, the front kicks in. Everything was going fine until I turned into a gas station, and that's where my adventure begins.
Making a tight turn, the front end started binding and hopping. All four wheels were in full lock. I made sure it was in Auto and not 4H, so I put it back in 2WD then switched between 4H, 4L, and back to 4A. Same thing happened, all wheels locked up and had difficulty on dry pavement at about two miles per hour, making a turn.
I dropped the truck off at the dealership this morning, and the service shop called me back this afternoon. They said that the rear tires were 5-6 thirty-secondths of an inch more worn than the front tires, which causes the wheel speed sensors to turn faster on the rear than the front, due to tires being a 'much' smaller diameter. Their professional opinion is that I should replace all four tires so that they all match in diameter, and then the wheel speed sensors will then all match up.
Anyone heard of anything like this before?
Any help is appreciated.