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Old 12-22-2010, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Pepsimax View Post
I disagree. When my left rear abs sensor was faulty I had only rear wheel drive. Replaced the ABS sensor and all was normal including AWD. Now that these lamps are lit again I only have rear wheel drive.

If I disconnect the battery for 30 min and then connect them again I will have AWD for about 2 miles. Then rear wheel drive again. This makes sense though in order to save the drive train.
How did you determine that you only had RWD? From the light coming on on the dash and thus indicating a system fault, or by checking that the transfer case was not driving the front axle?
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