I have just noticed a binding (breaking) feel when I do a tight turn and the steering is approching minimumturn radius. I did a search on "binding and steering: to no avail, but I thought something like this had been mentioned before.

It's a new phenomenon because I make a tight turn to park when I come home and today is the first I have felt it. Same deal in reverse. It feels like I'm trying to turn with my foot heavy on the break, and I also sense a bit of a shudder in it. WTF? [:@]

Any ideas before I go to the dealer with this?

 

Your transfer case may be in lock. Try cycling it a few times. You may have to do the "drive-in-reverse-in-circles" trick to get it to disengage.

 

Same suggestion here. Your T-case may still be in Hi-Lock. Try the button on the dash and then the backing up trick.

If that doesn't work go to the dealer.

I prefer a manual T-case with real shift lever rather than buttons

 

Thanks guys. That was it. Someone (obviously wife, not me) musta accidentally pushed the Hi-Lock button. I shoulda thought of that. Duh.

 

Glad it was EASY!!

 

How far did it get driven like that?

 

60 miles round-trip on city/freeway.

 

Bump.

Did I hurt anything driving 60 miles at up to 65 mph in 4Hi-Lock???

 

Well you didn't help anything. [8D]

GM knows that people will leave it in lock, or accidentally shift into lock, and drive on hard surfaces above the recommended speeds, I am sure 60 miles in a fairly straight path is not a death curse. If everything feels and sounds right now, I think you are fine.

Next time you get on some dirt, shift in and out of hi to lock and make sure it engages and disengages properly, and if so, no worries.

 

BTW....good call cbetts and D Dan. KUDOS!