only rear wheels powered?????

[axloverstreet]

Since i got my car a couple months ago its been whining, i assume its the transfer case. Well i noticed my rear end started acting funny as well about a month ago. When i turn, it acts like its a locked diff. the inside tire chirps or spins in gravel like someones welded it, around the same time i got a bad vibration on the highway that comes and goes, along with the front DS axle popping real loud when i turn right. (i assume is was all just the axle).. well today on the highway, the vibration just went away.. then when i turn right or swerve right it makes a grinding noise like a wheel bearings out. so i pulled over, checked lug nuts, wiggled all my tires.. no loose lugs, and no wheel bearings seeming to be bad. so i took off and the rear end clunked when i took took off.. long story short, my front wheels arent powered anymore for some reason, only the rear. t-case doesnt whine NEAR as much, the vibration went away, and no more popping axle sound.. WTH? . im dumbfounded, and have no clue what this could be..


O! and also i changed the rear diff fluid, trans gear oil, and t-case gear oil about 3 weeks ago.. all full.

 

[Awdspyderman]

CENTER DIFF could be shot. When you changed the oil in the tranny, what did it look like? also the clunk in the rear could be the sub-frame bushings are worn and need to be changed.

 

[97-TSi-Hx35]

Center diff broke

 

[axloverstreet]

the fluid looked like oily chocolate milk. and yes one of the bushings are broken. (noticed when i changed the rear diff fluid) and the center diff being shot sounds right, but i would think all the wheels would just quit . something else ive noticed, before all this happened when i went to turn it almost felt like something was stopping it, and when i come to a stop light it felt like a brake was rubbing. thats all went away now as well. only other thing, i cant afford to fix this right now, buuuutt this is my daily.. is it safe to drive, 15 miles to work and back 6 days a week? or should i take it home and park it. will it tear other stuff up?

and would it breaking cause it to leak fluid now?

and by driving it i do mean topping off the fluid daily.

Could this all be cause by an axle being bad? It "kicked" back in earlier for a couple miles and started doing the same thing it was doing before, I stopped shut it off and checked for leak, an nothing. Started it again and back to rwd. When it does leak fluid it looks like there's a shit Tom of metal shavings in it.