Thanks Jim.
jus spinning!
jus spinning!
just went to pick up my friends from the pub and whilst taking them home i came to a set of traffic lights and when i went to pull off the car just didnt move it kept spinning all the way to 3rd gear where it almost stall im pretty sure it was only the drivers side but also when braking hard this side also locks up and skids no effect to the other side. Any ideas please help cause i start a new job monday and i really need my car.
Thanks Jim.
Thanks Jim.
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If one wheel spins under accelleration and locks up under braking, then either you've got both a dodgy differential -and- a weak brake one side, or more likely one of your tyres needs replacing.. do you know how much tread is left?
The spinning problem could always be overcome by easing off with your right foot slightly
The spinning problem could always be overcome by easing off with your right foot slightly
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yeah, always start with the obvious things - losing traction on one wheel in particular? check out that it hasnt got a knackered tyre, then spread out in an increasing spiral of decreasing likelihood for reasons.
(suspension, tracking, etc)
Or it may just be that both times you were unlucky enough to get some oil under you there. There's one particular juntion near me (nr. M6 J7) where you can wheelspin a 1-litre in 3rd to reasonable revs on the left turn because its a truck route and LOTS of oil has soaked immovably into the tarmac (and, its uphill). Luckily this doesnt apply on the other side of the dual carriageway....
(suspension, tracking, etc)
Or it may just be that both times you were unlucky enough to get some oil under you there. There's one particular juntion near me (nr. M6 J7) where you can wheelspin a 1-litre in 3rd to reasonable revs on the left turn because its a truck route and LOTS of oil has soaked immovably into the tarmac (and, its uphill). Luckily this doesnt apply on the other side of the dual carriageway....
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Well.. you'd better hope you don't have a problem with the diff, because it's built into the gearbox and it's going to be a big problem to sort it out.
Are your front tyres worn unevenly? If so, it could be either a symptom or a cause.. try swapping sides and see if it still spins on the same wheel.
Bear in mind that you will tend to only spin on one wheel rather than both.. the moment one wheel starts to spin it loses traction so more and more power is sent through it by the diff. Until you get into proper amounts of power you'll be pushed to spin both at once unless you're really gunning it. As for the braking, make sure you didn't just happen to have a wheel on a slippery bit of road. If you can, find a quiet stretch of road with a good surface and not wet or muddy and do a few tests of the spinning and braking, just to confirm whether there actually is a problem or not.
Another thing to consider, what size and brand are your tyres? If you're running standard width (ie 145/155 section) budget tyres, you're going to have naff all grip anyway so I'd suggest your first port of call is some decent quality rubber... something I must get around to one of these days.. bloody 145 section arrowspeeds would be laughable if they weren't so dangerous..
Are your front tyres worn unevenly? If so, it could be either a symptom or a cause.. try swapping sides and see if it still spins on the same wheel.
Bear in mind that you will tend to only spin on one wheel rather than both.. the moment one wheel starts to spin it loses traction so more and more power is sent through it by the diff. Until you get into proper amounts of power you'll be pushed to spin both at once unless you're really gunning it. As for the braking, make sure you didn't just happen to have a wheel on a slippery bit of road. If you can, find a quiet stretch of road with a good surface and not wet or muddy and do a few tests of the spinning and braking, just to confirm whether there actually is a problem or not.
Another thing to consider, what size and brand are your tyres? If you're running standard width (ie 145/155 section) budget tyres, you're going to have naff all grip anyway so I'd suggest your first port of call is some decent quality rubber... something I must get around to one of these days.. bloody 145 section arrowspeeds would be laughable if they weren't so dangerous..
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i agree with the carrot there ---- good tyres help
with the greasy, damp roads that are prevailing round my way at the moment (making even usually tame corners a bit hairy at speed), even my fairly decent 155 michelin energies are losing the battle, or so the feedback thru the wheel and my arse suggest*. bouncing, almost, round quick bends that are a little slimy, wheelspinning far too readily from the off (yet to lock more than one wheel on braking yet, though).
if i still had the 145 (or even the 155!) arrowspeeds or another crap budget brand on, i dont dare think what the situation would be. tiptoeing everywhere. if i wasnt "moving on", some wider wheels with 165 section Pirellis (or lower profile 175s, with spacers) would be a better choice.
* i get the feeling that the power steering and extra-padded seats in the astra may well be the death of me.
with the greasy, damp roads that are prevailing round my way at the moment (making even usually tame corners a bit hairy at speed), even my fairly decent 155 michelin energies are losing the battle, or so the feedback thru the wheel and my arse suggest*. bouncing, almost, round quick bends that are a little slimy, wheelspinning far too readily from the off (yet to lock more than one wheel on braking yet, though).
if i still had the 145 (or even the 155!) arrowspeeds or another crap budget brand on, i dont dare think what the situation would be. tiptoeing everywhere. if i wasnt "moving on", some wider wheels with 165 section Pirellis (or lower profile 175s, with spacers) would be a better choice.
* i get the feeling that the power steering and extra-padded seats in the astra may well be the death of me.