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Originally Posted by Bdc101
It will but the torque applied by the engine has to be resisted by the wheels. The center differential is still an open differential and if one front wheel has no resistance (because it is spinning or in the air) then that is all the torque that can be applied to the other wheels as well. In our case the problem might be slightly alleviated by the slight bias to the rear, but I doubt it would keep a car with a front wheel in the air from getting stuck. We are still talking about multiples of zero, more or less.
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Yes, the early X5 transfer case works the same way that the E30 iX transfer case works when the viscous coupling has failed. You won't get any torque to the axle that has zero grip.
Also, quaifes suck. If you're driving in conditions that are bad enough that you need an LSD, the quaife is probably going to go open anyway. Quaifes are good for front diffs because they don't screw with the steering.