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Old 03-03-2019, 08:28 PM   #161
Nick M3
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Originally Posted by rumatt View Post
With only one wheel off the ground and the car in gear? It would only rotate freely in that situation if the front driveshaft is disconnected as well.

My xi wagon did the same thing. The front wheels spun freely when the car was stopped, but the rear did not. I assumed that the transfer case frees up the drive shaft to the front wheels when the vehicle is off.
The fully mechanical E30 iX with a viscous center diff and an open front spins a front freely too. And that's a car that I have tested the AWD on - it'll drive forward with the rear wheels off the ground.
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