AWD and stuck...

[pnklmnd]

ok it has been snowing here for a couple weeks now...and i got my car stuck a few times...right now it is stuck in my driveway...

here is the question...

when stuck all 4 tires dont spin...my tires on the back are shitty and need to be replaced...the front however are in good condition...the fronts however do not spin at all...any ideas?

i know that my AWD worked...i have videos of me doing donuts and all 4 are spinning...so what ya guys think>?

 

[igopoopy]

bad center diff?

 

[I-luv-em-all]

ya, start by checking the fluid, but it is probably time for a new T-case or center diff.

 

[pnklmnd]

yeah i just talked to my local dsm wiseguy and he said center diff...

im gonna buy a shell car from him and just drop my motor in that which has a good tranny...and t-case...

thanks guys...

 

[RayH]

Sounds like a center diff problem. Another thing you can try when you're stuck like that is to lightly apply the brakes with your left foot while giving gas with the right. It's essentially a form of manual traction control that helps redestribute power to wheels with traction.

 

[99redgst]

You should really have tires that are evenly worn, running new up front and worn in the back is not a good thing. The overall diameter is different meaning the front wheels are covering more ground in one revolution than the rears. This may be the reason your center diff went out. You should really replace the tires as a whole set not pairs on an AWD 4WD vehicale.