I may be a little outdated here, but I thought that ALL AWD systems used some variation of a viscous coupling (that's viskus) in the PTU or Transfer Case.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 -----Original Message----- From: Mark Reda [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2000 2:32 PM To: A2-16V Subject: All Wheel Drives Which All Wheel Drive system is best and why... -Tallon TSI -Audi Quatro -VW 4-Motion -VW Syncro What is the power distribution like on each? What makes each system unique? Mark Reda. 89 Jetta GTX 16V _____________ 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 _____________ 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
