Hi. Just signed up to your great forum and been reading some recent posts and have a new question.

Not sure if I have an issue with my Outlander so looking for some advice. I have a 2008 2.0D Elegance 6 speed manual Outlander. I recently jacked up the offside rear only of my Outlander to inspect the tyre however I was unable to rotate the wheel. I checked the handbrake was off and the gearbox was in neutral and only 2wd selected. Is this correct as I'm not sure if what I am experiencing is the functionality of the rear diff/coupling.

On normal rear wheel drive cars and some 4x4s the rear wheel would normally rotate freely.

DoI have a problem or is this normal functionality?

JonnyBoy

 

In 2WD mode I believe it would be FWD, I'm not sure of a locking feature, but if there's no obvious heat damage to the brakes then I really wouldn't worry about it. If the brakes looked cooked, then obviously you have a stuck caliper.

 

No it was deffo drivetrain related not brake.When I rocked the wheel there was movement of the diff on it's mountings and when I jacked up the other side the wheel rotated ok, so appears to be how it's set up. just want to confirm if this operation is correct in 2wd mode.

 

Must not have an open differential. Don't be worried.

If you're still concerned, jack the car up in the rear by the diff, and give it another spin. I bet both wheels spin opposite.

 

do not jack a car by the diff. Find some extruded NOT CAST steel.
Use a block of wood if you must.
Diff housings arent cheap.

 

It's a practice that has worked for me and every shop I've worked in just fine, without fail.

 

The 2007 Outlander owners manual shows the following for jack points:



https://mitsubishiforum.com/forum/mi...-stands-27347/

It appears that they suggest using the cross-member directly to the rear of the differential, and directly in front of the spare tire. This spot should provide you with the center lifting spot, as Sebba suggested, while avoiding any potential concerns that Akzle has.

 

Thanks! Obviously if your intention was to jack the car up from the rear and a crossmember is there, you'd use that instead.

 

ive seen it done. Ive also seen them break (twice)
if a monkey goes near my ute with a trolley jack, i ask if theyre gonna pay for a replacement, they usually find something else to lift by. If they dont, i drive somewhere else.

 

Furrr 'nuff.