Bizzard Quattro feeling on 100Q

[George Selby]

At 10:49 AM 4/26/04 -0400, you wrote:
>   Could the diff still be locked somehow?  It almost sounds that 
> way.  Yeah - I know the indicator and switch position say it's free but...
>
>   At 08:26 AM 4/26/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
>     I m sure if you know you have had told me. ;-)
>
>     I did not feel that before the snow was gone. Now on the asphalte the 
> wheels grip the road and not possible the front and rear wheel spin and 
> dont turn in same speed. It must turn at the same speed, mmm but where 
> that brake feeling come frome  ? i dont know. That feeling gone with 
> driving shaft removale.
>


Ok, from what I see there are only a few possibilities here and they should 
be fairly easy to find.  First off, is the center diff locking and 
unlocking?  From you description it sounds like it is (you need to lock the 
diff to move it with the prop shaft.)

Now then, do you have the same gear ratios front and rear (this is what is 
sounds like to me?)  If not, you will experience binding as the front and 
rear wheels would be fighting each other.  This wouldn't be as damaging or 
noticeable in the snow, but one tire would always be spinning (or being 
dragged along!)

Next, is there some type of binding occurring in the rear? (It only happens 
when the prop shaft is installed, right, so it must be associated with the 
rear driveline.)  So try to spin the input shaft on the rear differential 
with the prop shaft out.  With the parking brake off, it should spin 
easily.  If not, find out why.

If all else checks out externally to the situation, then it must be an 
internal quattro problem inside the tranny.

George Selby