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Old 02-10-2010, 08:12 PM
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Re: How long has your transmission lasted?

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Originally Posted by MadMaxSvx View Post
When the AWD is not working the front diff have more work than normal, the rear diff is always "pushing" the car, so it releases some of the stress from the front end... think about it.
Yeah, but the normal distribution is 90% FWD and 10% RWD. I wouldn't expect that extra 10% to be that significant, especially when I'm not using that much power regularly (I'm at 6800' elevation where the engine might make 180hp tops and I don't accelerate hard that often anyway...).
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