36 ~- North Shore News — Hind October 27, 2000 openred¢ Stuck drive ax! ue TACT OTE PLAN EEE! FECA TON LTR CII IN TNT EET may affect steer Dear Mr. Fix-it I drive a 1989/90 Toyota ¥6 4Runner SRS. J have just read that I should use the four- wheel drive for a short time at least every month. The car was my father’s and has probably never been off: road in its fife. Certainly I had never tried the four-wheel-drive until I read this. The problem? ‘When the drive is engaged the car definite- ly pulls to the right. Thad four new tires installed only a few months ago and it tracks straight and true in wwo- wheel-drive. Any thoughts? Pulling in Pemberton. Dear Reader, Your 1990 Toyora 4Runner _ may have a stuck drive axle hub causing the pulling effect, espe- cially after the 4WD = was engaged. This would cause one drive axle to stay engaged, caus- ing excessive drag to the one wheel. Try, in 2WD, backing up the vehicle turning the «steering wheel to the leit stecring stop and then to the right steering stop, and then drive forward doing the same. Drive the vehicle and see if vour vehicle drives straight. The locking hub may have released it self. If the hub will not release, the bubs and bearings will need to be inspected and serviced by a qualified technician. Alignment of the wheels should be done once a_ year. More trequently if you use your vehicle for off road ise. More frequently if you drive over the City of Vancouver's pot holes! Charles Taylor Taytormotive Service Ltd. Got a question for Mr. Fix- it? Send it c/o Martin Millerchip, North Shore News, 1139 Lonsdale Ave. North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4. Fax ta 985-2104 or, best of all, e-mail . Please do not try to phone in your questions. COUISION SP SPECIALISTS Yaar The ? 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