All wheel drive

Tiny
RAY CARVAJAL
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  • 2005 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER
  • 4 CYL
  • AWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 32,000 MILES
Can the all wheel drive be disconnected, to be two wheel drive. Would that help mileage, or is that just not possible.
Friday, November 21st, 2008 AT 7:29 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

This is not possible with out a major modification to the center differential in the transmission.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Friday, November 21st, 2008 AT 7:31 PM
Tiny
DOMENIC ZACCARIA
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Hi Ray, I have recently disconnected my AWD, yes it is possible.
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 AT 3:01 AM
Tiny
KEN L
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Great addition to this thread! Please feel free to help out whenever you are on the site. :) Can you tell us what you did to make it work?

Cheers, Ken
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Tuesday, May 8th, 2018 AT 11:54 AM

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