Jonathan Phillips wrote: > How do I know if my front diff is actually engaging > correctly? This may sound silly but I really don't > know. Actually, and this sounds even more stupid, you are not supposed to know :-) It all happens automatically and smooth. > I haven't owned this car very long and I know > that the viscous coupling engages when the rear wheels > slip. It recently snowed here and I was backing into > a parking place that was rather slick. The rear > wheels were spinning but I wasn't going anywhere. I > opened the door and looked down at the front wheels > and nothing seemed to be going on there either. Both front wheels? It is not difficult to get a spin on both right side wheels. Have you tried the rear diff lock? > Is > there a certain amount of time that it takes for the > front to engage? It takes only a fraction of a second. > How much torque is actually > displaced to the front? Under normal driving circumstances, the front wheels get less than 5% power from the engine. Under extreme circumstances, the front wheels can receive 100%, but then the rear wheels must be airborne or something. PerL 87 Syncro 112i |
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