AWD center diff damage?

[Twintip_yeti]

Alright so right now im driving a Subaru Forester and as you prob know it has AWD and lately with the snow all ive been doing is drifting but to the question. does using the e-brake cause stress (potentially major damage) to the center differential? my dad said that it did with the rears locked and the fronts still spinning but i was curious if the system "saw" the rears slipping so stopped all power to the wheels. by the way im not on the throttle untill the e is all teh way off.just wondering if any of you guys could help me out on this one or if i should sign up for a wrx forum, thought id check here first thanks!

[BuudWeizErr]

if you clutch in, shouldn't all the wheels just spin freely? Even with RWD, you should never have the clutch out and yank the e brake, you can cause the motor to stall.

[Cold_Zero]

I have yet to have a problem with this. As long as your clutch is engaged, when you pull the e-brake, I would think that you would be fine. I would go on Nasioc and do some research about it just to be sure. I dont e-brake or drift all that much.

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[Twintip_yeti]

Oh huge thing....the car is an auto. The car doesn't stall and the revs don't even drop when the wheels are locked....

[Touchdown038]

Should be ok then, because the torque converter would allow the slippage, but then again I don't really know too much about AWD.

[corn322]

I could imagine it wouldn't be too good for the center diff, locking the rears while the fronts can still spin. I

remember watching a tv show one time, and they where talking about rally cars. they had a WRX on there, and in place of the stock shifter (had shift paddles in it) there was a big paddle that stuck up about a foot, and when the driver pressed it it would simutaniously lock the back wheels and disengage the rear wheels at the center diff.