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URGENT: changing AWD to 2WD

8 messages,  Last post on Feb 29, 2012 at 12:27 PM

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#4 of 8 Re: URGENT: changing AWD to 2WD [ladybug1045] by ateixeira

Jan 09, 2009 (12:38 pm)

Replying to: ladybug1045 (Jan 02, 2009 11:25 pm)
You actually insert a fuse in the "FWD" slot in the fuse box in the engine bay, but he's right - that's for temporary use only, like when you get a flat tire.

#5 of 8 Re: URGENT: changing AWD to 2WD [ateixeira] by w8ifi

Jan 09, 2009 (5:56 pm)

Replying to: ateixeira (Jan 09, 2009 12:38 pm)
That's right Juice....I realized it later but she already had the message so I let it go.
 
Jim

#6 of 8 No awd by pj43

Feb 29, 2012 (8:25 am)

Call me dumb I guess, I had some problem getting stuck in the snow last week when I was near Canada, only the RF wheel was turning, I was tottaly baffled. I went on line ANSWER.COM, a tech. said that my vicuios cloupler was bad, I said how is that possible it drives fine, no noise. I have had the 1997 Subaru outback for six years never notice if I did or did not have AWD. There is NO FUSE in the fwd box, I guess it never had one. Can anyone figure this out?

#7 of 8 Re: No awd [pj43] by xwesx

Feb 29, 2012 (9:52 am)

Replying to: pj43 (Feb 29, 2012 8:25 am)
The center differential is a series of clutch packs. If they're worn out and are just slipping against one another rather than grabbing, you won't get any power to the rear wheels. I am not sure that you would get noise. It is not unheard of for the center differential to go out.
 
No fuse in the FWD box is good - if you put a fuse in there, it activates a solenoid in the center differential that decouples the rear.
 
Perhaps put the car up on jack stands and put it in gear to see if you get any spinning out of the rear wheels with no resistance on them. If working at all, all four wheels should spin.

#8 of 8 Re: No awd [xwesx] by ateixeira

Feb 29, 2012 (12:27 pm)

Replying to: xwesx (Feb 29, 2012 9:52 am)
If he has the VC then the fuse does nothing - it's a mechanical AWD system. Sounds like a damaged one.

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