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Re: ebay goodies not what i was looking for but still cool
Part time is a vacuum operated diff lock. It engages via a solenoid that locks the centre diff. In the old RX case it was what selected 4WD vs FWD, but in the later boxes, I wonder whether they still had the AWD viscous centre diff or not?
Was the Legacy FWD until you engaged this? If so, the it's like the RX. In the RX I was always having trouble when it was locked trying to do u-turns...can't do them.
I don't know if dual range is offered on the new 6 speeds. Looking at the Subaru website it doesn't appear that they are.
I blew up 3 gearboxes on my RX...all from operating in low range. Maybe I was making more power than Possum?? (no I wasn't). Most of the guys who ran them ended up putting in Legacy 5 speeds to solve the problem.
If anybody wants a Forester GT box, I've got one. Good cruisy ratios. Also have a 4.444 matching rear diff.
cheers,
Matt
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