Subaru: Question about AWD

<GTT> wrote:> 

While I am certainly not one of those "knowledgible" people you are
referring to, my owners manual says that if you have AT, stick a spare fuse
into the socket to dis-engage the drive to the rear wheels, so that the car
can be towed by lifting only the front.

There is no way to do this with MT.
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Dominic Richens | uottawa.ca
"If you're not *outraged*, you're not paying attention!"

Never heard of the ability to do it. But why would you want to? It won't aid
you in any way apart from causing you to not have the best traction setup
that the car can give you.

I would think that being through the drive shafts, you would probably need
to disconnect the shaft not pull a fuse. Look at you manual and brochures
and you will see it is a solid drive line.
"GTT" <net> wrote in message
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This is necessary becuase the spare tire is smaller. If the spare is put on
the rear, you need to disengage the RWD. I believe I saw this in the latest
issue of Drive, or it may have been in the manual.


"GTT" <net> wrote in message
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In article <3fac0a5e$0$9224$optusnet.com.au>,
com.au says... 

This does NOT make the car safe for towing. I repeat it
does NOT make it safe for towing.

It allows the use of the temp spare tire on the rear of an
automatic equipped car. Due to the difference in
transmissions, it's not required for a manual

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Cam
'02 RS

"GTT" <net> wrote in message news:<net>... 

Not sure who the original poster is, but Subaru recommends using the
FWD mode when using the (small) spare tire. It's in my owner's manual.
You do it by putting one of the spare fuses in the FWD slot in the
fuse box. No fuse = AWD, fuse = FWD.

Hope this helps.

Nicolas

Cam is right. Additionally, you need to do this if the 'donut spare' OR
ANY DIFFERENT SIZED TIRE is used FRONT OR BACK. THis applies to AT
vehicles only. There is a spot in the underhood fuse box (older models
maybe somewhere else? anyone?) which needs a 15 (maybe newer models 20?)
anp fuse put in it to enable the duty 'c' solenoid permanently. Thsi
keeps the car in FWD mode so the center diff 'clutch pack' in the tail
of the AT doesn't burn up from thinking a wheel is slipping all the
time. This relates to why these cars should be 'flat bedded' when
'towed' AND why the tires should have proper pressure and be the same
style and circumference(within very close tolerances some say 1/4"!). Do
a search at www.usmb.net forums for more info.

Carl
1 Lucky Texan


Alan wrote: 


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Yessir, that was the suggestion I referred to. And you must be more
knowledgeable than I am! Thanks. Do you happen to know what a
"spare fuse" refers to? I'd suspect a spare fuse would be "good"
rather than blown, and sticking a good fuse into "the socket" would
accomplish what? (if I knew which socket "the socket" was, even.)

So you see, you are still a few miles ahead of me on this. Thanks for
the note.



"Dominic Richens" <ca> wrote in message
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car 

Well, one reason was mentioned by a previous post; being able to tow the car
with the rear wheels disconnected.

Another might be driving on ice or snow when one has put chains only on
the front wheels.

May be others, I can't think of any right now.


"martin foster" <com.au> wrote in message
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