just went from 4wd to 2wd:( - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center

freeridert · 02-12-2008, 08:29 AM

the one time i drive my car in the winter and this bs happens. slide into snowbank going like 4mph cuz its slippery out and i didn't want to hurt my baby. well i did, the front pas. side got it. felt like just the wheel got the bank but it's a solid snowbank from salt and warm weather and then the cold. anyway, this ever happen to anybody? it feels like the clutch is slipping huge and the revs. are going to high to fast. no visible body damage other than a few scrapes. easy/hard fix?
if this problem was posted before just tell me and i will look a bit further into it.
T

runner4053 · 02-12-2008, 08:47 AM

That doesn't sound like a situation that would break your VCU. I'd suspect the clutch. How old is it?

edit: And stop driving your 99 in old salty snow.

freeridert · 02-12-2008, 08:50 AM

its a RPS CC and its about 1 1/2 yrs old. have 1pc. cfds. ktp lsd, and upgraded syncros and gears...thats about it for related mods
don't know if the suspension is relevant but its a k-sport coil over and its low (2 finger gap in wheel well)

MustGoFaster · 02-12-2008, 09:06 AM

Stripped output shaft maybe. Does the clutch still work normal as far as engagement feel?

freeridert · 02-12-2008, 09:14 AM

yeep. clutch seems fine, just when i get a bit on the gas it feels like im on ice (cant even get up my driveway) but there is a faint whine in the background when going a little faster (after it happened i only went into 3rd) at a constant speed. still builds boost. there is a clunk feel when turning a cloverleaf, cant really hear it but you can feel it in the pedal and wheel. hmm...cant think of any other symptoms.

MustGoFaster · 02-12-2008, 09:36 AM

Tough to say. If you can build boost and get to freeway speeds I doubt it would be the output shaft then. Does it go normaly if you don't get on it?

freeridert · 02-12-2008, 09:46 AM

yes. when i say builds boost, i never gave it hell, but it seemed to be ok.

testrage · 04-30-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by freeridert

yes. when i say builds boost, i never gave it hell, but it seemed to be ok.

This seems really similar to wg=hats been happening to me recently. Weird niose in the background and first and second gear really seem like their trying but barely any response from the car. Third onwards feel fine. Boost is present as well.

I slipped on back ice a few weeks ago and pinballed against the sides (snowbanks) on a highway ramp. The car was fine for awhile after I got the wheels realigned etc.

Did you ever find out what was wrong and if you don't mind how much did it cost to fix.

Thanks

Test

02-12-2008, 08:29 AM	#1 (permalink)
freeridert New User - Please be kind Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Plymouth, MN Drives: 8th vr-4 in 99 Trader Rating: (0)	just went from 4wd to 2wd:( the one time i drive my car in the winter and this bs happens. slide into snowbank going like 4mph cuz its slippery out and i didn't want to hurt my baby. well i did, the front pas. side got it. felt like just the wheel got the bank but it's a solid snowbank from salt and warm weather and then the cold. anyway, this ever happen to anybody? it feels like the clutch is slipping huge and the revs. are going to high to fast. no visible body damage other than a few scrapes. easy/hard fix? if this problem was posted before just tell me and i will look a bit further into it. T

02-12-2008, 08:47 AM	#2 (permalink)
runner4053 the car whisperer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Univ. of Illinois Drives: 96 RT/TT Trader Rating: (4)	Re: just went from 4wd to 2wd:( That doesn't sound like a situation that would break your VCU. I'd suspect the clutch. How old is it? edit: And stop driving your 99 in old salty snow. __________________ 96 RT/TT Currently missing an engine. major performance mods: DR650's, MAFT-PRO speed density, 720 cc, supra pump with hotwire, Fuellab FPR, ported heads, 1mm over intake and 1 mm over iconel exhaust valves. spec 3+ clutch, fidenza flywheel, 2 piece Al driveshaft, Supercar baffled oil pan, relocated battery, custom exhaust, reinforced bellhousing, 3sx poly motor mounts, intrax with GR-2, lots' of little things. Waiting to get put in---> DR1000s with .48AR and stage 2 blade

02-12-2008, 08:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
freeridert New User - Please be kind Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Plymouth, MN Drives: 8th vr-4 in 99 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: just went from 4wd to 2wd:( its a RPS CC and its about 1 1/2 yrs old. have 1pc. cfds. ktp lsd, and upgraded syncros and gears...thats about it for related mods don't know if the suspension is relevant but its a k-sport coil over and its low (2 finger gap in wheel well)

02-12-2008, 09:06 AM	#4 (permalink)
MustGoFaster Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Minnesota Drives: An AEM car in -10F Trader Rating: (9)	Re: just went from 4wd to 2wd:( Stripped output shaft maybe. Does the clutch still work normal as far as engagement feel? __________________ ~Ryan 92 Stealth R/T TT- Not exactly done- 93 RT TT- Not much of a car anymore. "Failure is just a part of life - and specifically part of owning these cars - failure will sucker punch you in the gut, but you have to spit in it's face and kick it in the nuts - the essence of owning a 3/S." - lawdogg

02-12-2008, 09:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
freeridert New User - Please be kind Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Plymouth, MN Drives: 8th vr-4 in 99 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: just went from 4wd to 2wd:( yeep. clutch seems fine, just when i get a bit on the gas it feels like im on ice (cant even get up my driveway) but there is a faint whine in the background when going a little faster (after it happened i only went into 3rd) at a constant speed. still builds boost. there is a clunk feel when turning a cloverleaf, cant really hear it but you can feel it in the pedal and wheel. hmm...cant think of any other symptoms.

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02-12-2008, 09:36 AM	#6 (permalink)
MustGoFaster Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Minnesota Drives: An AEM car in -10F Trader Rating: (9)	Re: just went from 4wd to 2wd:( Tough to say. If you can build boost and get to freeway speeds I doubt it would be the output shaft then. Does it go normaly if you don't get on it? Last edited by MustGoFaster : 02-12-2008 at 09:41 AM.

02-12-2008, 09:46 AM	#7 (permalink)
freeridert New User - Please be kind Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Plymouth, MN Drives: 8th vr-4 in 99 Trader Rating: (0)	Re: just went from 4wd to 2wd:( yes. when i say builds boost, i never gave it hell, but it seemed to be ok.