Wheels not spinning

[chugger Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close chugger]

Guys,,the other day i got half way up a sand dune and could not get any further, when i checked the wheels i noticed that they were not spinning no matter how much boot i gave it, I was not bellied out and i tried the same hill in low range ,same result.I put it into reverse and went back down the dune.I have an auto transmission and wondered if that could be causing the problem.ANY IDEAS WOULD BE WELCOME cheers

[Corigator Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Corigator]

Re: WHEELS NOT SPINNING

Do you have traction control ?

If so turn it off in the sand.

[chugger Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close chugger]

Re: WHEELS NOT SPINNING

No it does not have traction control

[AJ120 Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close AJ120]

Re: WHEELS NOT SPINNING

hey Chugger, did you only look at the drivers side wheels, if the passenger side wheels had no traction they would spin and the drivers side would do nuthin. this situation is easily rectified with a couple of diff lockers.

Cheers Andrew

[Wil Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Wil]

Re: WHEELS NOT SPINNING

I can get mine to do the same thing starting off in sand or river bed when in high range. I just assumed that i was loosing all the power through the torque converter - it doesn't happen in low range.

[chugger Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close chugger]

Re: WHEELS NOT SPINNING

Cheers for all the replys guys, i am booking it in for a service next week so i will have a word with toyota and see what they reckon

[Offroader Member Find all posts View Profile Close Offroader]

Re: WHEELS NOT SPINNING

Sounds like the clutches in the auto transmission may be slipping under load. I'm sure Toyota can perform some stall tests to determine if this is the case.