LozSTiV8

I have a 53 plate sti type uk prodrive and whilst donuting in the snow the car was fine.....when I went to pull away I thought I had done the clutch as the car could not pull up the hill but I could not smell clutch then I noticed that the speedo was going up with the rev counter. someone said it was half shaft....anyone know if that is possible and if so is it an expensive job?

The car really stuggles up hill and runs up fine but feels like the power is not getting to the wheels.

Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Laurence

Gear Head

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err.....wheel spin??!!

MickWrx

I think I can safely say its not the half shaft, but as Chris has just said, really does sound like somthing as simple as wheelspin ??

What was it like on the road level snow free surface.

kwispel

Never had any such problem and my STi spins wheels every day for 6 months of the year here.

Plus I am on studded tyres, so the risk of breaking something is much bigger as they grip much more than summer tyres.

I did however blow a few sensors last winter. (went to high in revs due to wheelspin).

Check what it does on non-snowy roads.

LozSTiV8

just put the car in first gear and put the handbrake on and the car does not move....looked under the car and the driveshaft is spinning on the front drivers wheel but the other three are not moving.....what have I done???

GC8

Telling you that youve f*cked it through twatting about wont help here so I wont..........

LozSTiV8

**** it.....ah well......hopefully the warranty will cover that!!!

Jamo

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subtle as a brick!

simo

sounds like the half shaft tbh. I know someone who did the same when the car hit grass from tarmac and spun the wheel up. He got it fixed under warrenty. Just get down to the dealer for them to have a look. Would'nt mention donuts thou

LozSTiV8

car is in dealer getting a new driveshaft under warrantly.....and I got a brand new focus to run around in!!!

scooby-tc

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what is it with the first sign of snow and muppets feeling that they have to be childish and do donuts then they complain when they screw their cars up

does make me smile

paul-s

its all about having fun

LozSTiV8

I do drive my car hard but I dont usually mess around doing things like donuts but I drove past a huge carpark in the middle of the night and the temptation was too great......one of them things....hardly makes me a muppet

paul-s

hardly - ive done the same on a snow day. Dont attempt donuts normally but a bit of sideways in an empy carpark

Ennoch

Don't think anyone was complaining, just asking what the problem was likely to be.

LozSTiV8

thats exactly right. I was not moaning about the car I just wanted to know if anyone knew what I had done wrong so I knew exactly what to fix on the car.

taylor

here's what you want.

http://www.scottlowe.co.uk/Scripts/p...1&idProduct=21