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Torsen bind-up?
-=> Quoting Kershner Wyatt <=-
KW> Anyone else get to hear their car shudder a bit when starting to move
KW> in a tight turn, especially on damp pavement. Not all the time, but
KW> definitely when under moderate power. Example is stopping the car,
KW> then doing a full lock turn into a parking place, while accelerating
KW> slightly.
KW> I'm sure the car is not doing anything nasty, and the torsen is trying
KW> to figure out where to send the power. But...
KW> Car is an 96 A6 Quattro wagon.
My 1990 V8Q does the exact same thing. While on wet
cement surface (ie. parking garages) the front tire
will "sing" a little. I asked several torsen experts
and they told me it's normal.
BCNU,
... I haven't lost my mind; it's backed up on tape somewhere!
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