totally normal unless you have installed a Quaife or Peloquin or similar limited slip differential.
Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.427.4777 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA
>From: Mark Seifert <theburnvictims@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Mark Seifert <theburnvictims@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: trans question >Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:31:39 -0700 > >i put my vanagon on the rack today at the shop where i work. i was just >checking a few things out, like a possible oil leak and some other things. >i >put it in first gear and ran it with the wheels off the ground. i noticed >the right wheel was spinning like crazy and the left wheel just looked like >it was trying to spin. when i stopped the right wheel with my foot, the >left >wheel would spin, but not as fast. i dont know much about transmissions; >does the vanagon have the type that just drives one wheel? or could this be >a bad cv joint (or bad trans), or is it totally normal? > >_________________________________________________________________ >Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ >Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=hotmail/es2&ST=1/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ |
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