audinought

I'm still having handling issues in snow & slush. I've never even tried driving with the rear differential locked. Worh a try? What do I need to know?

CRAZY_RUSSIAN

press the button in the cent consul. check your shocks and you might need an alignment!

Audicted

Rear diff will unlock once you get to 15 mph. It is only for getting you out of sticky situations.

audinought

I didn't know it would auto unlock. & CR, rear wheel alignment it is. Thanks.

CRAZY_RUSSIAN

only one way to find out. and you need to do a full alignment. ask around for a good shop in your area

audinought

So, it handled fine before the rear wheel bearing replacement. What is it about replacing the bearings that relates to alignment?

Luxus Panzer

only if the rear bearings were WAY gone.

you can rig your d=rear diff to stay on 24/7, but not recommended on anything but the most snow covered roads...dry roads are bad if it is locked (corners)

even on snow covered roads, it is not going to do much but allow you do drive like a mad man and kick the rear end out around corners, Get CAA first

ralleyquattro

I drive with it on when the roads are snow covered, it helps to to initiate oversteer (much better than understeer) and it disables the ABS (I don't have ABS kill switch on mine) which I hate on snow/ice.
Just disable the speed signal to the controller and make sure you are comfortable drifting the car (keep power on).

BTW depending on what they took apart to do the rear wheel bearing they might have changed alignment specs BTDT myself.

HTH

audinought

Thanks for the replies folks.

cuatrokoop

I've run 1st gen locked up in all conditions, dry, wet, ice, snow. I've run it locked upwards of 100mph. Never had issues. 2nd gen, should be the same way (same rear diff in 85-87 4kq and 88-92 80/90Q's). I never modified my diff lock wiring to allow it to be locked at all speeds, but I probably will before I put the car back on the road.