back wheels are locked

[damnthecops]

i just bout a 90 awd... the kid got it towwed to my friends shop bu he put it on a regular tow truck not a flatbed... so the rear wheels where on the ground and the front were locked in... i knew about this when i bought the car for 900 bucks... but i wanted to know if it could be n e thing else... is it the tranny?... transfer case?... diff?... if anybody knows please e mail me @ [email protected]
thanks

 

[pneumo]

Most likey the center diff and the viscous coupling are fugged.

 

[JiveMasterT]

same thing happened to my neighbor's awd van. your transfer case is done. get it fixed.

 

[dynatos]

http://members.shaw.ca/costall/1000Q/answers-recalls.htm#Whatisthetransfercaserecall

http://vfaq.com/mods/transfer-print.html

http://www.tmo.com/today/faqs/xferleak.htm

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48191

That should be a good start - please use the search! you'll normally get your answer quicker by finding it yourself

 

[leet]

Center Diff/Viscous Coupling

 

[damnthecops]

my plan was to buy a tranny... so i guess thats the best cause everything u all mentioned is in it

 

[ZyklonBZombie]

the xfer case and center dif are NOT in the tranny ... if it's the xfer case ... buy a xfer case, don't buy a tranny just because yu think it has "everything" you need because it doesn't. i fubared my tranny ... i replaced only the tranny ... my tranny did NOT come with a xfer case or any difs ....

 

[pneumo]

Uh, you're right about the transfer case being separate from the tranny, but the center diff IS located inside the tranny.

 

[4pistons]

C'mon guys, this is simple stuff that can be verified in any DSM manual.

The center and front differentials are IN the transmission. The transfer case is a separate, bolt on item and is not considered part of the transmission.

Two-wheel towing usually trashes the Viscous Coupling and/or the center differential. To trash the transfer case you'd have to lock it up from lack of oil or physically break it and towing it will do neither.

Rick - '91 GSX