Maybe I damaged the wire rying to get it out of the holder on the strut.wheelsup wrote:That's weird I wonder what happened? Makes me scared to try it on my car.
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thank you grandma status !!!I guess. I didn't have any problem with the axle nut and it looked pretty rusted on. Everything else came off with a problem. The axle stopped me cold. It's now at a local shop to get the whole job done.wheelsup wrote:Too bad you couldn't get the axle out too, was it rusted badly? My car spent 8 years driving around Nashua I am scared that all the bolts on the car are rusted.
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) )as far as audi not using TORsen for very long..they've used and not really changed the same torsen design in every performance model from the coupe gt/coupe quattro cars of the 1980's to the new audi r8. they would never replace it with the haldex. haldex is only used in tt/a3/vw R32 platforms, basically if the engine is transverse mount. if it is linearly mounted(like every audi i've ever owned--1990 audi 90 20v, 1991 audi s2, 1993 audi s4, 2001 audi s4) it is torsen. even audi realized the limitations of haldex and utilizes TORsen to this day on most street models and all high performance models s4/rs4/s6/rs6/s8/r8/r10tdi (all of which are linear mount). torsen is a fully symmetrical true awd system while haldex is a fwd system that helps when additional traction is necessary. haldex is more fuel efficient therefore appealing to the masses. i like my volvo but i would never compare it's awd capabilities to my TORsen audi. the volvo awd is problematic and easily broken. while stock torsen systems are proven and daily driven with over 800hp. http://www.80tq.com/20vtMotor.html no one has raced more awd cars than audi. the world rally attempted to ban torsen quattro due to it's superiority.polskamafia mjl wrote:Audis use the same system as Volvo...it's called Haldex. Torsen simply means torque sensing, aka the differnetial senses which tire has the most torque and applies power to that tire. I can't remember off the top of my head but I don't recall Audi using that system for a very long.
P.S. if you haven't noticed I don't much care for you handle. Sorry, just being honest.
My understanding is that the Volvo AWD system is strictly mechanical. The only thing that is ever decoupled is the viscous coupler, which senses a difference in rotation speed between front and rear. So TRACS being off should not affect it other than the slippage issue you mentioned.i hate my volvo wrote:...how properly will the volvo awd system function without the trac system operable? i should be just fine with the exception of the power interruption in slippage right?
