[Yoda3000]

Just like the last time I broke an axle, the car will accelerate if I don't give it too much gas, but if I do the axle breaks free and spins freely. When this happens, all the torque goes to that axel and the speedometer and rpms skyrocket.

Question 1: both this vehicle and the last one this happened on are AWD, why does ALL the torque go to that one axel, I thought the rear wheels should still get SOME power.

Question 2: I have a Subaru Chilton's, but I was wondering how hard it is to replace an axel myself. I already have the spare axel in another car, but do I need special tools or skills?

Question 3: I knew my Front tranny differential is going bad (noise from bearrings), could it be possible that my problem is the diff. and not the axle. (Last time the problem behaved identically and it was an axel.

Also, when the car is still and in Drive, one of the front axels does spin slowly.

Thanks.
--Mike