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Making a RWD V70?? V70-XC70

posted by  the kick inside on  Thu Dec 25 00:41 CST 2003
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ok try this for a desription of how the system ACTUALLY works...

http://www.autoworld.com/news/volvo/awd.htm

looks to me like if you disconnected the front wheels (aka probably disconnected the drive shafts in some way...) the car would not move...but the fluid coupling in the rear drive sahft would heat up and lock up provding power to the rear wheels.

It says the system can cope with 95% of the power....

sounds like it might work (but i bet there are some electronics somewhere....)

but then again back to the original question...WHY...why not just trade it against a s/v 90? - you would probably come out ahead...and would get a proper reara wheel drive car...
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