Quattro diff locks

[lindgre]

Back in the days when I used to drive one of those cars, I noticed that just
pulling the steering a little bit form side to side when rolling forward
helped the centre lock to disengage (and engage, for that matter).

PerL
92 Cabrio 2.3E


James Hanson wrote:

  Hah.  It works...  I just didn't wait long enough for the lock to
  engage, and jumped to conclusions (I expected the middle diff to lock
  before the rear).  It is *very* noticeable, though it takes a good 30
  seconds to engage the diff lock, then another 30 to disengage it.

  Thanks,
  Jim

  Kneale Brownson wrote:

   > On our '86 4kq, the center diffy locked ,mostly produces "objection"
   > from the front wheel steering in tight corners on DRY pavement.   It's
   > noticeable, but not like an old 4X4 pickup.
   >
   >
   > At 12:37 PM 01/21/2002 -0800, James Hanson wrote:
   >
   >> With it in position 1, I can't really tell if the lock is working... how
   >> severe would the hopping be?
   >>
   >> Thanks,
   >> Jim
   >>
   >> side note...
   >> '87 4kcsq, 206,000 miles
   >> '71 Datsun 240Z, 196,000 miles
   >>
   >> heh.
   >>
   >>
   >> Brady Moffatt wrote:
   >>
   >>> What happens when you lock only the middle (front-to-back) diff by
   >>> putting
   >>> the switch in position 1? It should make the car hard to turn at
   >>> more than a
   >>> gentle curve. It will protest and hop a bit, if the diff lock is
   >>> working. If
   >>> it's not, then you have vacuum issues or maybe a bent actuator rod.
   >>>
   >>> My middle diff light takes a bit longer to light than the rear one,
   >>> but it
   >>> does eventually come on.
   >>>
   >>> Brady Moffatt
   >>> Montreal, Quebec, Canada
   >>> 86 4ksq, 279,000km
   >>> 72 Datsun 240Z, 180,000 miles
   >>
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