Didn't anyone follow the link to the FAQ I posted? It answered about all of these questions. Most American systems don't even have a center diff.
Dave. '90 GLi ----- Original Message ----- From: Osborne, Brice D, GRWMK <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; A2-16V <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2000 10:52 AM Subject: RE: All Wheel Drives : I may be a little outdated here, but I thought that ALL AWD systems used : some variation of a viscous coupling (that's viskus) in the PTU or Transfer : Case. This is a fluid that when it gets hot- i.e. the wheels spin- it turns : into a solid and puts power to the rear wheels. Kind of a sophisticated : clutch. : : I think some manufacturers use some computers to aid in traction control, : but that is a different topic. I didn't think that anyone had developed a : COMPLETELY computer driven AWD system. : : Brice _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
