Re: Clunking Drive shaft

[Andrew Duane USG <duane@hunch.zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Fred Munro say:

>     If you try turning on pavement with the centre diff locked, it stresses
> the drivetrain because the front end of the car is rolling through a larger
> radius than the rear end and the locked centre diff is forcing them to roll
> over the same distance. This usually results in scrubbing the front end
> around the turn and feels quite odd. With the centre diff unlocked, the
> front and rear axle sets can turn at the appropriate speed (that's why the
> centre diff is there).

I get this on my '95 A6QW, the scrubbing front end when I turn
from a stop (like pulling into or out of a parking space).
I never got it on my '89 100Q or my wife's '90 90Q20V.
I do know that this car chews up front tires pretty fast.
Is this normal? Or is something amiss with my center diff?

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