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The Brumby does not have a centre diff it is either FWD or 4WD

depending on the subaru model I have a real 4wd subaru ( brumby)an the first "AWD" subaru as well

the Manuals with the Viscous is 50/50 The Autos can vary 90/10 thru to 50/50 When you lock the centre diff/trasfercase in a "real" 4wd you get 50/50

Barely

Should be alright with a good clean, does make me think it has either been drowned(Flooded import) or it has sat for a very long time with very little fuel in it

went from these 15" 205,65 to 16" 215,60 all for $100 incuding 4 snow and ice tires Oh and nope not a Subaru

Nope not really, unless it is very recent and the heads are uber clean

That would be I

I put 4 as they are the ones I have at home '86 Leone RX2 Coupe '86 Brumby '05 Hilux '00 Estima but as I have a bus company it could be in excess of 30

clamp the rubber pipes you can get special clamps to do it

It is fine, Why did you split it from the bottom arm ? the usual way of separating the Hub from the arm is to pop the ball joint out of the hub

Alternator going/gone

So in 35,000 km you never rotated your tires ? most manufactures require rotating every 10,000 km will wear the whole set evenly, which is perfect

+1 especially if it is a "spacesaver"

can you pop the bottom of the tank down through the fuel pump port ?

BNT for me, I get a pretty large discount

Just be careful, Your missus could be at fault, the old "cant stop within 1/2 visible clear distance " rule. Sounds to me like she isn't but sometimes things dont make sense when insurance companies are involved

It was the '90's enuff said my 84 Leone RX sounded mint in the '90's as well BUT would never pass noise now it only had 2 straight thru Coby's in it, set car alarms of all the time.

In a heart beat I would love even a R34

I would not place Teng as low as powerbuilt they do make very very good tools, I would not go to small,make the range you want in the middle of the tool, not at the top end as you may find it can be very hard turn it if you dont have the leverage. I have got 3 a 3/8th a 1/2 and a 3/4, to cover the ranges I need.

$280 seems a reasonable price I pay upto $1000 for a set for my buses these look not bad I may see if they do some in the size I need for my new bus

Oops didnt get that bit, nope miss matched tires in anything that is AWD ( especially if it runs a centre viscous) is a no no and will cause damage

Boon, what will kill your snow tires is the run from Wellington to here, best bet is to have 2 sets of rims and tires and leave your snow tires here

Once again wrong, snow tires do help alot on ice, when your wheels slip on snow or ice,they are not actually slipping on the "ice" as such but a very small layer of water between the tire and the surface, Proper snow tires have a a/ a soft compound, and b/ a heap of little grooves that suck the water layer away thus allowing you to drive on the original surface.

For the time and speeds that are involved with chains fitted ( usually less than 1/2 hour actually driving and maybe if you are unlucky 15km) then any "damage" to the centre diff will be inconsequential