nissan navara st 2011

Hello Karl T,

Most medium weight small capacity engined 4x4s would have that problem.
What's wrong with having it in 4 low? Save your money and clutch.

How did you reverse up before?
Alpero

Karl, you don't say if your driveway is straight or has a bend in it. A friend of mine has a steep drive with a reasonable bend & has a similar problem. In his case it appears the transmission binds up when in 4x4 at the bend.

Hi Karl,
I have had the Nissan ST T.D. now for nearly three years, i have the same problem with reverse, do not use 4 High when you have to turn the steering wheel ! wheels MUST be straight & there will be no problem, It appears to "Run out of revs" in reverse, I have had a "DC Chip" fitted & it has increased the torque & kilowatts and somewhat the fuel use, the cost of the chip was $1,900 but i feel it was well worth that, I haven't had the exhaust upgraded to a 3" yet but probably will soon.
I can easily tow my Lotus Track van fully loaded but only in 5th gear on an open rd, I would /do get approx 100 Klm per 16 Lts of fuel on a decent run with the van in tow !
If you tow a van,like me, at a very slight incline i use 4 high to pull away, then only a few meters flick it back to 2 W.D. on the fly, saves the clutch for a little longer than it may last as the clutch is probably the worst part of that Nissan I think !!
Other than that Karl, I havn't had any other problems with the car.

Cheers
Redbacks

Pebble concrete is the worst thing to try and travel up. It is slippery and has little traction/friction coeficient.
When wet it can make it impossible to go up the driveway and whoever made the driveway of that material didn't have much of a thought before putting it down. Looks aren't everything in life.

With a chip and exhaust all it will do is allow you to sit there on the driveway and slip the wheels at a higher rate.
It is not power you need but slow control.
The 4wd you use must be 4wd LOW to suit the conditions of both traction and a controlled rate with suitable gearing.
If it is a straight driveway you will probably have to use 4wd Low but be aware of transmission wind up if any maneouvering is done when in 4wd low as it winds up the transmission.
Nissans seem to have a high reverse gear, most vehicles are higher rev than 1st, and this will be a problem for you when taking of with a load or uphill. Not real smart of Nissan to do this.
Put some sand on the ground after the climb so the front wheels have some ability to slip and reduce the wind up or wet the upper area for the same beneficial result.
Save your $2000 for the other gear you possibly don't need it.
Ross M

I dont think binding will even happen as it is to slippery anyway, i nearly went arse over in the wet on a pebble drive the other day, they are slippery!

My only whinge is that these new small cc td's need to get some boost before they can get moving, so on a steep driveway all it will do is wheelspin once it starts boosting.

The other small cc problem is towing heavy weight, the clutch will just die before long, unless u nurse it or take off in low on steep hills etc.

If i were to buy one for towing it would def be auto.

Re the driveway thing, all you could do is diamond grind the top off it.

Good luck.

This is the rason that I went for the auto when buying my D40. But could I also suggest that you try putting some weight over the back wheels - i have a steep driveway but with the weight i have in the back all the time I never get to spin the wheels :-)

Karl,
use low range and you problems will go away.

It doesn't matter one hoot that your are on hard ground as you are backing up mainly in a straight line. Even if you aren't you are not going to cause much axle wind up unless you have to do some hard turns.

Steady, steady wins the race and saves the clutch.

I have a mate with a Navara who tows rodeo horses around and he has had hugh clutch problems and I have another mate who does exactly the same and has no problems. I have got to guess that they use their clutch differently.

RA.

yeah use 4Lo when reversing and save that $3600 clutch that won't be covered by warranty...

Thanks for all the feedback people most helpfull, what a great site thanks again