Rear wheel spin and noises from 4x4 Bongo

[jaycey001]

Hi all

Off to Devon tomorrow from Suffolk in our Bongo. I have noticed that when the van is on full lock there is a "slipping" feeling from the rear wheels, and its not too difficult to spin the rear wheels when accelerating out from a stand still. Well, it feels like its a wheel spin but may not be.
Its also intermittent and more noticeable on uneven or loose ground.

I suppose this could be the VC playing up, but my main question is will I be causing any long term damage by driving several hundred miles over the next week?

I have 4 new tyres of the correct size for front and rear wheels and its a 4x4 auto 98 with about 90k on the clock.

Many Thanks
James

[g8dhe]

The VC only affects the drive to the front wheels (assuming it hasn't failed of course). If there is a fault - not sure there is - then it sounds more like a rear differential problem, maybe you have a Limited Slip Diff. (LSD) which is an option and can be checked by looking for a yellow sticker on the casing ? Might be worth putting your VIN into the production database and see what it was originally fitted with see here http://mazda.epcdata.ru/