Thread: Suzuki escudo 4wd help

Hey Team looking for some advice.

I have a 2009 Escudo with the 4wd selector, 4H, 4H lock and 4L lock. My understanding is 4H for every day driving. 4H lock for gravel etc and 4L lock for soft slow stuff. I am aware this is is more of a soft roader, but thought they were decently capable off-road.

I got stuck yesterday in some soft sand. Fun times. I got out ok with some help, but while I was there managed to bottom myself out. Humble pie eaten, and lessons learned.

What I noticed while I was stuck was that only the front right and back left wheels were spinning. If I gave it heaps I got all four wheels going, but only past the point of being helpful (too fast to help crawl out)

Was I asking too much of the 4wd system? Am I incorrect in thinking that the lock in 4L and 4H actually lock the wheels? Or should they have? I recently had the trans replaced under insurance with a second hand trans. Just wondering if that could be at fault if the wheels do not in fact lock when they are supposed to?

Pic for a laugh