blown front diff? no power to front wheels....help
03-31-2010 | 09:23 AM
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blown front diff? no power to front wheels....help
morning all
so, it snowed a bit up here in truckee this week (i got like 2 ft at the house). i have noticed as the weather got worse that my front traction was almost non existant. that became way more obvious today with a foot of snow on the ground. remember, 2005 sti, blizzaks, GC coilovers....
first i almost didnt make it outta my driveway. i had no front traction and the car seems to be pushing. also, everytime i hit the gas the rear end will come around. soooo, i put the car in front of a window outside work, and sure enough, the front wheels arent spinning what-so-ever (VERY icy out this morning). huh?
so with these 6-sp's, when they blow a front diff do they loose all power to the front? or is there some servo in this thing that just went bad i am screwed?
i did a quick search with not much luck. i am kinda looking for a quick reply here to figure out what i need to do.
thanks all!
josh
so, it snowed a bit up here in truckee this week (i got like 2 ft at the house). i have noticed as the weather got worse that my front traction was almost non existant. that became way more obvious today with a foot of snow on the ground. remember, 2005 sti, blizzaks, GC coilovers....
first i almost didnt make it outta my driveway. i had no front traction and the car seems to be pushing. also, everytime i hit the gas the rear end will come around. soooo, i put the car in front of a window outside work, and sure enough, the front wheels arent spinning what-so-ever (VERY icy out this morning). huh?
so with these 6-sp's, when they blow a front diff do they loose all power to the front? or is there some servo in this thing that just went bad i am screwed?
i did a quick search with not much luck. i am kinda looking for a quick reply here to figure out what i need to do.
thanks all!
josh
03-31-2010 | 09:32 AM
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Does the DCCD lighting look normal?
If the front diff had failed, you'd hear all kinds of noise.
My vote goes to the center diff....which is ~$2000.
If the front diff had failed, you'd hear all kinds of noise.
My vote goes to the center diff....which is ~$2000.
03-31-2010 | 09:33 AM
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s**t
no dccd. i move the toggle back and forth, and indeed the rear breaks earlier. but no apparent power to the front.
any other diagnostcs i can do? like all 4 in the air and see what happens?
josh
no dccd. i move the toggle back and forth, and indeed the rear breaks earlier. but no apparent power to the front.
any other diagnostcs i can do? like all 4 in the air and see what happens?
josh
03-31-2010 | 09:45 AM
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yep. no wheel spin in front. i had the heavy equip mech from next door watch as i put power down. rears spin while front do nothing when locked.
looks like the sti just became a garage queen for a while.
damn, just when winter was ending too....
josh
looks like the sti just became a garage queen for a while.
damn, just when winter was ending too....
josh
Last edited by josh; 03-31-2010 at 09:57 AM.
