Every time someone calls us about used transfer cases for sale, we realize that they may not be asking for a 4×4 (four wheel drive) transfer case. In the old days, 99% of the time, a transfer case only applied to 4×4 trucks [mostly]. With the advent of AWD [all wheel drive] vehicles, it’s very important to establish exactly what our customer is interested in before any sort of discussions can take place.
Some prospective customers don’t even know their car has an all while drive system. The latest AWD cars run so smooth; it isn’t even noticeable to the driver or riders that all four wheels are pulling. That is where the difference lies between a 4×4 owner and an AWD owner. Most 4×4 owners know what they have and how to use it, meaning the four wheel drive.
The new high tech super luxury sedans and some of the purest and fastest cars like Porsche have really advanced systems that use all wheel drive computer technology which automatically commands the transfer case [all wheel drive unit] to put the power where it’s needed.
A 4×4 pickup truck or SUV is easier and less expensive to buy a used transfer case for, pure and simple. A super high tech touring car is another situation entirely. You are looking at a computer controlled system that makes use of a minimum of four sensors, but more likely twice as many to provide the input to the AWD system in order to make decisions by itself, based on input from the sensors and computer.
In that case it is a good idea to look into a used all wheel drive transfer case for sale. Especially if you have an electrical issue to deal with. It’s entirely possible the computer failed thus causing the AWD transfer case to fail, so all electronic components need checking too.
The nice thing is that we can supply a computer from an “exact match” vehicle to restore the whole system at once. Exact match is a perfect way to go, keeping the integrity of the vehicle consistent is key to having a properly operating system. It is not a good idea to mix and match computers, AWD systems and vehicles. Simply put, if you have an AWD Audi A8, you want an AWD transfer case from an exact match Audi A8.
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