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1992 Mitsubishi Pajero - Page 9 Questions & Answers
Can low fuel affect the climbing of my Pajero Mitsubishi manual station wagon?
Hi Jegf, you should have your drive axles universal joints checked (wheel sides) and the hub bearings. The "donk" suggests a faulty bearing. Also when you start off again and there is no noise, this could mean that the bearing in question is quiet under load but rattles when not.
If you brake, does the noise go away? Then it is almost surely a bearing on the way out.
I have seen cases where the noise comes from the brakes itself, e,g, a rusted splash guard with some loose rusted parts touching the brake disk. But this would hardly produce a "donk" when stopping.
Regards, Winfried
My nm model pajero exceed will go into 4 wheel drive,but will not disengage.any ideas
Hi Jim,
this is rather common. The front axle diff will have a hard time disengaging if the gears are under load. You need a load change (get of the acc pedal, move steering a bit left right, briefly go to neutral on the auto transmission, then back to drive). This will help to get the front diff loose again. Sometimes it really takes some time to disengage! Mostly the problem is gone when you stop the car, switch off engine, release brake, then start again and drive - and voila- back to 2WD. On hard surfaces the transmission can go into a wind-up state (because of different wheel speed when cornering), esp the center diff (4WD and center diff locked) then is under such load that the car virtually stops driving or you can hear crackling noises and tyre slip on tarmac!
Regards, Winfried
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