S.O.S. BAIC. Drivetrain messed up from driving on spare

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07-31-2010, 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by eastbaysubaru

Just FYI, on all Subarus the spare should be used on the front wheels only. If you get a puncture in a rear tire, you are supposed to swap it with one of the fronts and put that front tire on the rear. The reason for this is that the front differential is an "open" differential and allows the left and right to spin at different speeds. This isn't as big of an issue when the rear differential is an "open" diff as well, but on all WRXs and up it's a LSD rear diff and attempts to spin the left and right wheels at the same speed.

-Brian

coulda sworn on my 04 STi, that this is opposite. due to the spare not clearing the front brembos.

of course, IIRC, or last time i looked, my 04 STi spare is the same diameter as the stock tire (225/45/15 RE 070s)

07-31-2010, 05:55 PM

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Cheston... i know what youre talking about. Did you know that ac delco makes grape scented now?

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07-31-2010, 09:21 PM

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damn Jamarcus looks weird without the Raider jersey....

07-31-2010, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by blacktraxgirl

Cheston... i know what youre talking about. Did you know that ac delco makes grape scented now?

yeah my tranny fluid was gl-5 that had been burnt... in all my years working on cars and owning a shop non of us have ever smelled something that horrific!

You've obviously never smelled Ford Friction Modifier mixed with gear oil (don't ask why I'd have Ford chemicals coming out of a Subaru tranny, I can't give away all my secrets). There is a reason I own a respirator.

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Originally Posted by dickson

Thanks for the tip, Ryan!

No worries.