Did my quattro become a fwd?

[Grant Lenahan]

well, that would do it!


On Oct 24, 2009, at 12:05 AM, Louis-Alain Richard wrote:

> First question, is the car a Torsen ? A MC1 is a locker, no ?
>
> Louis-Alain
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro- 
> bounces at audifans.com] De
> la part de Tony Hoffman
> Envoyé : 23 octobre 2009 21:39
> À : McCohens at aol.com
> Cc : quattro at audifans.com
> Objet : Re: Did my quattro become a fwd?
>
> A torsen does not wear out, there really aren't any wear items in
> there. However, I'm sure it can break, and it sounds like that may
> have happened. Just out of curiosity, when you say the fronts break
> loose, is it continuous, or just for a short period of time?
>
> Tony
>
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 7:03 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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