Wheelspin in an *AWD*

azn2nr · Post by **azn2nr** » Fri Apr 15, 2005 3:23 am

i still dont get how all 4 wheels have to spinn the same speed yet theres no power going to the back wheels on a normal well operating condition.

my wheels spinn up front too. but thats because i have a big turbo spoolin on me.

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 6:00 pm

I dont mean to highjack this thread but I have a similar problem. I have noticed a diminishing rear end grip since I've been driving the car so I had it up on jack stands yesterday and stuck it in drive. I noticed that the left front wheel would spin and the rear right wheel was spinning. If I stopped the left front with my foot the right front would spin which is normal and if I stopped the right rear the left rear would spin. so I guess the diffs are working ok but I'm unsure how to check to see if the duty c selenoid is engaging and if the clutch is set right. I thought I read somewhere that there is an adjustment for it up high on the back of the tranny.

gustavohuber · Post by **gustavohuber** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 12:46 am

if you're going to swap out struts, GR2s are wonderful, though in retrospect the AGXs might have been worth the extra bucks so I could have a real stiff back end for towing, or a real soft ride for picking my mom and grandma up from the airport.

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:48 pm

In a 5MT, that FWD fusible link isn't active is it? I mean, the manual AWD tranny is just straight mechanical in its center diff (viscous coupling), no solenoid controlling the power, always 50/50 AWD (unless driveshaft disconnected)... correct?

On the same note, 4EAT's with their duty cycle-controlled rear power could potentially be rigged up with a driver-controlled center differential, could they not? Hmmm....

Post by **Legacy777** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 5:50 pm

free5ty1e wrote:In a 5MT, that FWD fusible link isn't active is it? I mean, the manual AWD tranny is just straight mechanical in its center diff (viscous coupling), no solenoid controlling the power, always 50/50 AWD (unless driveshaft disconnected)... correct?

correct.

On the same note, 4EAT's with their duty cycle-controlled rear power could potentially be rigged up with a driver-controlled center differential, could they not? Hmmm....

technically yes....but it's a little more complicated then sending a variable continuous voltage signal.

free5ty1e · Post by **free5ty1e** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:36 pm

Interesting... too bad I don't have an auto to mess with...

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:04 pm

bump.....any thoughts on this guys

magicmike wrote:I dont mean to highjack this thread but I have a similar problem. I have noticed a diminishing rear end grip since I've been driving the car so I had it up on jack stands yesterday and stuck it in drive. I noticed that the left front wheel would spin and the rear right wheel was spinning. If I stopped the left front with my foot the right front would spin which is normal and if I stopped the right rear the left rear would spin. so I guess the diffs are working ok but I'm unsure how to check to see if the duty c selenoid is engaging and if the clutch is set right. I thought I read somewhere that there is an adjustment for it up high on the back of the tranny.

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Wheelspin in an AWD