Active Descent Control
Aug 1, 2006 | 07:03 AM
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I'm getting kind of tired of hearing people wanting 4 wheel ebs. Do you have any idea how easy it is to do it. Get yourself a toggle switch and bypass the 4X4 system. That way you put constant live power to the hillard clutch and there you go. I've done it before. I would not recomend to have it permanent 4X4 thought that is why you should put a switch.
Aug 1, 2006 | 01:27 PM
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gates,
Respectfullt, you are wrong and may be right. Supplying voltage to the hilliard does not put the fronts in awd all by itself. It enables the awd system to be able to mechanically sense a 20% differential in the front and rear rotation spins causing the rollers to wedge the front axles and lock the front end (awd engaged). That is why going down a steep hill the front is not locked when the switch is thrown. You can trick the hilliard into locking however by once you are on the hill throw the switch put it in reverse hold down the overide button and quickly hit the throttle to place it in awd. Let off the throttle. Hold the brake to keep from moving forward and put it in low. Let off the brake and you are locked in awd. It will at times unlock if you hit the throttle but on mine it takes a bit of a blip to do it. Now as to the adc. You may be right as Polaris filed a patent earlier for a variable ebs system that has different levels of ebs application. Polaris has been very worried about the difficulty steering with 4 wheel ebs going down hill under full lock and having done the procedure above I see why. But it is awd ebs( see their online brochure).
Respectfullt, you are wrong and may be right. Supplying voltage to the hilliard does not put the fronts in awd all by itself. It enables the awd system to be able to mechanically sense a 20% differential in the front and rear rotation spins causing the rollers to wedge the front axles and lock the front end (awd engaged). That is why going down a steep hill the front is not locked when the switch is thrown. You can trick the hilliard into locking however by once you are on the hill throw the switch put it in reverse hold down the overide button and quickly hit the throttle to place it in awd. Let off the throttle. Hold the brake to keep from moving forward and put it in low. Let off the brake and you are locked in awd. It will at times unlock if you hit the throttle but on mine it takes a bit of a blip to do it. Now as to the adc. You may be right as Polaris filed a patent earlier for a variable ebs system that has different levels of ebs application. Polaris has been very worried about the difficulty steering with 4 wheel ebs going down hill under full lock and having done the procedure above I see why. But it is awd ebs( see their online brochure).
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Aug 1, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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Originally posted by: spyder6
suddenly all the canadians seem a little bit more jittery than usual around here.
Active Descent Control is 4 wheel EBS
suddenly all the canadians seem a little bit more jittery than usual around here.
Active Descent Control is 4 wheel EBS
Aug 1, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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Try it yourself. Splice the wires just before the clutch and you will see that they engage right a way. How do you think they test it to see if they work. Supply power and on they go or it goes depending on model year. How can it release if you did not cut power to it.