Defender Traction Control

**Blknight.aus** · 22nd November 2009, 09:07 PM

wabco is the mob that make up the ABS/TC module.

its the thing that you're trying to turn off.

pulling the fuse works but you loose both TC and ABS doing so.

if the secret handshake method of 10 brake presses ya,ya,ya works you retain ABS but the TC stays of..

try this thread

Traction control, good or bad??

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 22nd November 2009, 09:36 PM

I've found my ARB airlockers very effective at stopping the TC working

Having said that I didn't really notice any huge shortcomings with the TC system itself.

**dmdigital** · 22nd November 2009, 09:44 PM

Same here, works very well. Just curious if the Puma system can be shut off.

**UNDEROVER** · 23rd November 2009, 09:17 PM

With regards to the TC, how does it actually compare with a vehcle with diff locks? I have found it great on relatively stable surfaces like rock etc but on anything loose it seems to be a bit counter productive.

**dmdigital** · 23rd November 2009, 09:27 PM

I haven't found it a problem it actually got me out of a couple of fixes in very soft beach sand.

Lockers are whole world of difference as they remove any differential action. In the case of a front locker steering can become...ummm... interesting, to say the least.

**stig0000** · 23rd November 2009, 10:00 PM

i think il just be pulling the fues for the fraser trip this weekend,, then dont hav to wory about doing the 10 pumps every time i tern on

i like to have some slide in the sand, cdl and speed and your going to be allrite,

miky · 23rd November 2009, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by UNDEROVER

With regards to the TC, how does it actually compare with a vehcle with diff locks? I have found it great on relatively stable surfaces like rock etc but on anything loose it seems to be a bit counter productive.

There is a video somewhere that shows a puma crawling through soft sand (no one sitting inside) and you can actually see the TC working on the wheels. Puma just kept on going - very impressive.

**rangieman** · 24th November 2009, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by stig0000

i think il just be pulling the fues for the fraser trip this weekend,, then dont hav to wory about doing the 10 pumps every time i tern on

i like to have some slide in the sand, cdl and speed and your going to be allrite,

Yes pull the fuse but that also means you will lose the ABS which is,nt a bad thing off road in my opinion

**stig0000** · 24th November 2009, 06:39 AM

Originally Posted by rangieman

Yes pull the fuse but that also means you will lose the ABS which is,nt a bad thing off road in my opinion

im with you on that, i to hate abs offroad

**Captain_Rightfoot** · 24th November 2009, 06:58 AM

Originally Posted by stig0000

i think il just be pulling the fues for the fraser trip this weekend,, then dont hav to wory about doing the 10 pumps every time i tern on

i like to have some slide in the sand, cdl and speed and your going to be allrite,

For the life of me I can't work out why you'd want to do that. We have TC and F&R lockers in our truck. When you're doing something serious the lockers are engaged and they are great.

HOWEVER - there have been a number of times when I've been just doing stuff in sand, and the car has made a surprise attempt to dig a hole for itself - and then just as it is starting to descend into that hole the TC intervenes and then the car feels as though it is lifting itself out of the hole! How good is that.

I'm very glad we've got TC there as our backup. One day, when you're in the soft sand at Eli Ck, you will pull away and next thing you'll be up to the axles... very embarrassing and totally avoidable.

The reason we fitted diff locks is primarily for mechanical sympathy and capability reasons. If you are in remote areas (say off the track in the Simpson) the TC works very hard. Also, diff locks are easier on the mechanicals as they don't let any slip develop.

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