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^ Top   #1   05.03.2008

2hellandback Medium Load Member   Last Seen: 6 Hours Ago 10.16 PM Member Since: Dec 2007 Location: Blackfoot Idaho Trucker? 10 Years Posts: 408 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 3 Thanked: 20 Times

Mud & snow switch ? My 2003 T-600 has a mud and snow toggle switch ! When push up on the switch and let go it returns to its original position. Can any one explain how this mud and snow switch works or what this is for and how it functions ? Or how and why i would use it? Thanks !

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Chillwag Light Load Member   Last Seen: 12.20.2009 06.44 PM Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver, Wa Trucker? 9 Years Age: 37 Posts: 165 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 44 Thanked: 23 Times

Sounds like the switch may be bad if it returns to the original position when not held. It's either an inter axle lock or an axle lock. If the later use caution when using since an axle lock will cause your drive axle to act like a solid axle and will not allow one side to turn faster than the other. So on dry pavement you could loose some of your steering response.

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MedicineMan Solution Finder   Last Seen: 3 Hours Ago 01.08 AM Member Since: Jan 2007 Location: Woodville, TX Trucker? 15 Years Age: 36 Posts: 17,663 My Trucking Photos: 4 Thanks: 33 Thanked: 2,992 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by Chillwag Sounds like the switch may be bad if it returns to the original position when not held. It's either an inter axle lock or an axle lock. If the later use caution when using since an axle lock will cause your drive axle to act like a solid axle and will not allow one side to turn faster than the other. So on dry pavement you could loose some of your steering response. which is why it's a temporary contact switch meant to be used as an emergency thing and not let ingaged

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Chillwag Light Load Member   Last Seen: 12.20.2009 06.44 PM Member Since: Nov 2006 Location: Vancouver, Wa Trucker? 9 Years Age: 37 Posts: 165 My Trucking Photos: 0 Thanks: 44 Thanked: 23 Times

Quote: Originally Posted by MedicineMan which is why it's a temporary contact switch meant to be used as an emergency thing and not left ingaged I would rather have a light on the dash, remember if this engages during spin-out (IE: one wheel spinning and one not) you can count on damage. It's kinda live popping the clutch on one wheel. Last edited by Chillwag; 05.06.2008 at 12.18 PM.. Reason: spellin

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