Hey all,
I'm about to take my new-to-me '03 OBW on a trip about 3 hours away, and I had a concern. I noticed that the tire brands front to rear don't match, and that the rear tires are in much better shape tread-wise than the front. I just went and test-drove it with the FWD fuse in and the issue that I had (drive-train shake under sudden throttle) went away.
Last night, before pulling the FWD fuse, I tested the car in a parking lot, turning it in extremely tight circles. The car had no problem doing this, and did not require any throttle. Part of me thinks that the issue I'm having with torque bind may actually be drive-train slack, and my mind is tricking me into thinking that I fixed the problem with FWD fuse, or have not noticed it yet.
The main issue I thought I had (I thought it was torque bind) was actually a CV joint going in the front (no big deal).
So, here's my question: Is it better to drive the car with the FWD fuse in to avoid any drive-train issues, or put it back in AWD and inflate the front tires to say, 35 PSI instead of 30 and see if that makes a difference?
I'm about to take my new-to-me '03 OBW on a trip about 3 hours away, and I had a concern. I noticed that the tire brands front to rear don't match, and that the rear tires are in much better shape tread-wise than the front. I just went and test-drove it with the FWD fuse in and the issue that I had (drive-train shake under sudden throttle) went away.
Last night, before pulling the FWD fuse, I tested the car in a parking lot, turning it in extremely tight circles. The car had no problem doing this, and did not require any throttle. Part of me thinks that the issue I'm having with torque bind may actually be drive-train slack, and my mind is tricking me into thinking that I fixed the problem with FWD fuse, or have not noticed it yet.
The main issue I thought I had (I thought it was torque bind) was actually a CV joint going in the front (no big deal).
So, here's my question: Is it better to drive the car with the FWD fuse in to avoid any drive-train issues, or put it back in AWD and inflate the front tires to say, 35 PSI instead of 30 and see if that makes a difference?