Did my quattro become a fwd?

[Grant Lenahan]

I believe that torsen wear would be experienced as slop - ply in the  
worm drive. It might begin to bind.

I doubt you would have your experience.

Others?

Grant
On Oct 23, 2009, at 8:03 PM, McCohens at aol.com wrote:

> With the change of seasons and cheaper gas I noticed something   
> different
> about my car.  It is an 80 quattro, with an MC1  swap.  Winter is  
> coming so
> the sticky tires are off and a narrower all  season set is on.   
> With gas
> getting cheaper I started opting for the good  stuff and also  
> changed wastegate
> springs so now there is about 12  psi of boost.  On a recent rainy  
> day I was
> playing around an noticed the  front wheels can be induced to break  
> loose
> quite easily but the rears seem to be  maintaining traction.  Now I am
> wondering if the torsen is not working, if  that is possible. Do  
> these things wear
> out and is loss of power to the  back a typical failure mode?  No  
> funny
> vibrations or noises otherwise  from the car.
> Any other similar experiences or suggestions?
> And no you can't come over and do a full throttle burn out with my   
> car!
> If anyone is going to blow the drivetrain up it will be me.
>
>
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