RE: Replacing tires on quattro

["TM" <mizutanit@mindspring.com>]

Andrew,
It's funny you say that, because my Eagle Talon TSi AWD has
a transfer case. However, it's not a part-time system, but
full-time AWD. How does Quattro distribute torque front and
rear then? Are there two output shafts from the tranny? One
going sideways to the front axle and one going back to the
rear?

If Audis truly don't have transfer cases, maybe that's a good
thing, because the DSM AWD cars have a tendency to destroy
transfer cases at a regular rate- I'm on my third, with only
61k on the odometer. DSM AWD systems just plain suck.

Regards,
Taka Mizutani
99.5 A4 Avant 1.8TQMS
87 Nissan Pathfinder (for sale)
88 5kcstq Avant (coming soon!)
92 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (not mine, but I'm taking care of it)


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-quattro@audifans.com [mailto:owner-quattro@audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Andrew Duane USG
Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 1999 4:24 PM
To: Trey Donovan Drake
Cc: Quattro List
Subject: Re: Replacing tires on quattro


Hairy green toads from Mars made Trey Donovan Drake say:

> The guy trying to sell me tires informed me that it might be harmful to
> the transfer case to have dissimilar or older tires on the rear, and that
> I ought to replace them all at once.  Is this true, even if the rear tires
> are in pretty good shape?

The guy selling your tires is WOEFULLY misinformed.
Quattros don't *have* transfer cases. He's thinking
of 4WD pick-em-up-trucks, not AWD sedans.

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