hard to explain

[circmand]

When I am driving and coasting no foot on the gas it seems that something is slowing down the VX. What could it be? Anyone else experience this? What did you do?

[tom4bren]

"What could it be?"

Gravity

Actually, I've noticed at times that mine does that too. I've never tried to troubleshoot tho since it's intermittent.

Try pulling each wheel & make sure there isn't something going on with the brakes (stuck caliper, stone stuck between rotor & caliper, ...). Check your parking brake too.

Check your fluids: front & rear diffs, Tcase, Tranny.

Lube your U-joints.

Check tire pressure.

Those are the easy things. If it's something more complicated - Ida know.

[circmand]

I ruled out gravity it is when I am coasting going down hill so gravity would give an assist. I shall endeavour to investigate the proposals you otherwise pontificated the fortnight.

[tom4bren]

Sorry - forgot to put a smiley after the 'gravity' comment.

Have you checked your bearings? Grab the top of the front tire & pull/push. If there's any play then your bearings are bad.

[circmand]

will check on that

[Y33TREKker]

One easy way to check if it's a brake caliper dragging is to just put a hand on each rim after driving to feel if they're warm. Even driving a block or two would probably be enough. Dragging brake pads, or a semi-locked caliper, will generate a lot of heat, and it usually doesn't take long for that heat to get transfered to an aluminum rim.