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steingre
11-21-2006, 11:29 AM
1997 Tacoma, 283,000 miles (No complaints here!!!)

When 4wd is engaged, I seem to get a lot more "wheel hop" or "scuffing" than I've ever experienced before. When backing my boat up, even on the grass, where I should get slippage instead of hopping, she bucks pretty good! Forward or backward seems the same. I also am getting a "burned" smell- maybe the clutch????

I had it in the shop a while back, and they said the scuffing was normal; I've been driving 4wd's long enough to suspect that it may not be!

Any ideas- what would look at first?

By the way, everything is original- haven't even put a clutch in it in 283K!

Maybe it's just time for some rebuilding???

Thanks!

bbagwell
11-21-2006, 10:32 PM
I am thinking if nothing else it probably needs a clutch with that many miles on it. I am wondering your u-jopints may be loose, and that is causing some weird handling in 4 WD? That is all I can think of right now.