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FWD temperory fix...
Ok before i get a mean coment for asking this I just want to say that I searched before asking this and wasn't happy with the results I found so i have to ask...My AWD is binding when I turn and it seems to be getting worse, so I put the FWD fuse in to see if this would eliminate the problem and it did(as I thought it would). So now all I have to ask is, what exactly happens if I were to drive it around in FWD mode, just around town?? How long do you suggest I drive like this? And I'm guessing the AWD transfer cluches are screw up, do ya'll agree? And do you think I should take it to an oil change place and tell them to put some friction modifier or marvel mystery oil in the rear end(just a little amount)? Any help would be greatly apprieciated...I'm worried about this...
Thanks for any help
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AWD binding is a common enough SVX problem - I can't imagine why you couldn't find any posts on it.
Anyway, the 'rear end' has nothing to do with the binding (well, typically) - the transfer clutch assemby is in the tranny itself and not the diff. Inserting a fuse into the FWD slot simply tells the car not to transfer any torque to the rear wheels - effectively ignoring the rear and making your car front-wheel-drive only. As far as I know, this isn't particularily damaging to the car. I know of one prominent member who drove his car for a few thousand miles on a very long road trip with the FWD fuse in. How long can you drive with that fuse in without damaging the car? I dunno. But I do know that the process for trying to iron out the binding has been posted on this site before. It involves, in part, driving around in tight figure-8s, but I don't remember anything else about it.
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I just did a search for 'AWD binding' and found that the consensus is that the tight figure-8s can temporarily make the problem go away, but that the real issue is duty solenoid C failing. The part is somewhere between $75 and $90 and will take 2-3 hours to replace.
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Thanks so much dude....
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"DeBo" |
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Get some limited slip differential additive and pour it in your tranny. The binding will go away.
Mike |
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