Possible clutch damage after towing

[Bigcol]

Ok, cool. Obviously I learnt something valuable here. I can use 4L without locking the hubs to reduce the stress on the clutch and gearbox.
I think I'm also beginning to understand the purpose of the transfer box as well.

you can drive on the road with your hubs locked - but NOT 4wd engaged - uses more fuel, and gives a heavy steering, but no damage will be done
you can drive on the road with your transfer case engaged (4H or 4L) - but NOT with hubs engaged - give you lower gearing for towing up big driveways or towing something really REALLY heavy
if you have driven on the road with BOTH hubs and transfer engaged - yes you can get "wind up" and yes"sometimes" it can be released by getting one side into / onto the dirt on the side of the road
but definitely DONT make a habit of it, as it will stress the gears inside the transfer, and the weakest part will break - in my case 12 teeth off the High range and 9 teeth off the Low range gears

Mr Nissan is telling you whats on the stickers, so you dont go off road, and forget to put the hubs in - and get bogged - and hate him for his product - thats all

[Rock Trol]

To add to Bigcol's info above, the Nissan User Manual states that every month you should lock your hubs and drive in 2WD for 16km (10 Miles) to lubricate the diff and seals if you have not been off-road. So it is quite safe to drive as Bigcol has suggested above.

[BigRAWesty]

Ok. Something to look at differently.
Is it possible that you've damaged or finished of an engine mount.
Mine were fubar and when reversing.. Well it wasn't fun. Vibrations were crazy.
But driving normally it was fine.

New mounts no more problems.

I think it may be possible that if your engine or gearbox mounts were nearly had it, you've finished them off with the aggressive reversing, as your torquing the engine differently when reversing to when going forward.

Just a thought.

[dom14]

I would not bother for that trip, the factory Nissan LSD is the next best thing to being locked.

What I got at the moment is not the factory LSD. It's from a GU, same ratio though, but not as good the GQ 4:3 one, 'cos the clutch pack is pretty much half the size of GQ one(I'was shown and told by a manual transmission/diff specialist)
The factory one is still on the bench. I've been rebuilding it and then got busy.
I'm planning to get it done within a week.
Once it's done, I will have GU 4:3 rear LSD for sale.

[dom14]

Ok. Something to look at differently.
Is it possible that you've damaged or finished of an engine mount.
Mine were fubar and when reversing.. Well it wasn't fun. Vibrations were crazy.
But driving normally it was fine.

New mounts no more problems.

I think it may be possible that if your engine or gearbox mounts were nearly had it, you've finished them off with the aggressive reversing, as your torquing the engine differently when reversing to when going forward.

Just a thought.

Thanks mate. I haven't had a look at them(gear box mounts) for few months. will do that first thing in the morning.
One of the engine mount was brand new(two years ago). The other one looked good few months ago.
But, obviously I need to take a close look and lever it up and see if it's cracked.

[dom14]

To add to Bigcol's info above, the Nissan User Manual states that every month you should lock your hubs and drive in 2WD for 16km (10 Miles) to lubricate the diff and seals if you have not been off-road. So it is quite safe to drive as Bigcol has suggested above.

Yep, mate. I haven't been doing it every month for sure. It's about time.

[dom14]

I would not bother for that trip, the factory Nissan LSD is the next best thing to being locked.

What if I'm to say, I might end up doing sand driving on big red?

I do have a high lift jack and a manual winch. But, won't help, will it?

[Rock Trol]

What if I'm to say, I might end up doing sand driving on big red?

I do have a high lift jack and a manual winch. But, won't help, will it?

No need for a locker on the Simpson trip. It's all tyre pressures. Big red, try 12-16 psi and you can drive up it no problems. The lower the pressure, the slower you can drive.
Over the rest of the Simpson 16-18psi and you will get over everything without trashing the car or the track.

[BigRAWesty]

Thanks mate. I haven't had a look at them(gear box mounts) for few months. will do that first thing in the morning. One of the engine mount was brand new(two years ago). The other one looked good few months ago. But, obviously I need to take a close look and lever it up and see if it's cracked.

It could be gear box mounts also.
I just remembering was fubar and the sound was crazy.
Fitted new ones to the engine and its a new car.
Yet to do gearbox yet..

[dom14]

No need for a locker on the Simpson trip. It's all tyre pressures. Big red, try 12-16 psi and you can drive up it no problems. The lower the pressure, the slower you can drive.
Over the rest of the Simpson 16-18psi and you will get over everything without trashing the car or the track.

Cool, thanx mate. I've never driven on desert, at least not for long drives, so those were really life saving tips.