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Transfer Clutch Pressure Test

Transfer Clutch Pressure Test

INSPECTION
TEST METHODS





^ MPT model
Check the transfer clutch pressure in accordance with the following chart in the same manner as with line pressure.
ST 498897700 OIL PRESSURE ADAPTER SET
ST 498575400 OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ASSY
AWD mode: "D" range
FWD mode: "P" range, engine speed 2,000 rpm

CAUTION: Before setting in FWD mode, install the spare fuse on FWD mode switch.





^ VTD model
Check the transfer clutch pressure in accordance with the following chart in the same manner as with line pressure.
ST 498897700OIL PRESSURE ADAPTER SET
ST 498575400OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ASSY

EVALUATION
^ MPT model





NOTE: If oil pressure is not produced or if it does not change in the AWD mode, the AWD duty solenoid or transfer valve assembly may be malfunctioning. If oil pressure is produced in the FWD mode, the problem is similar to that in the AWD mode.





^ VTD model