all wheel drive

2005 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER
32,000 MILES • 4 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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RAY CARVAJAL
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Can the all wheel drive be disconnected,to be two wheel drive. Would that help mileage,or is that just not possible.
Nov 21, 2008 at 7:29 PM
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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)
Nov 21, 2008 at 7:31 PM
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DOMENIC ZACCARIA
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Hi Ray, I have recently disconnected my AWD, yes it is possible.
May 8, 2018 at 3:01 AM
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STRAILER
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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
May 8, 2018 at 11:54 AM
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