96 chev s-10: when i apply the throttle i often get stuck, because one of my rear wheels (driver side) does not spin. i checked to make sure the brake was not stuck on, and it wasn't, and the axle is intact. any ideas?
Unless you have a Posi-Trac Rear end which you don't Only 1 Wheel turns. The Posi-Trac rear end is a Factory Option. You have got the Standard Option Rear end.
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No, even a 4x4 will have only 1 wheel that will spin on each axle in this instance. It's called a floating differential. For stock vehicles with non locking differentials like you have, both cannot spin or have full power at the same time. Hard to explain on this, but picture your car making a hard right turn. Both front wheels would be spinning at different speeds because of the turn. The passenger side tire is spinning much slower than the drivers side tire, therefore if both were spinning at the same time, your tires would chirp and skip on the pavement which would eventually ruin your differential. In offroad applications, we WANT the differentials locked and turning at the same time with true 4x4. But in normal everyday vehicles, even standard stock 4x4's, only 1 tire will do the spinning per axle unless it has possitraction or full locked axle. Clear as snow?
Yes that is normal for a front wheel drive vehicle. The power is applied to the wheel on the passenger side only until a given amount of wheel speed is obtained then the drivers side will spin at the same rate. Although if you raise the front of the vehicle and spin the tires by hand in neutral you should feel equal resistance. If the driver side wheel has excessive resistance to turning the wheel bearing may be to tight..
If memory serves me correctly that it the "Tech4" throttle body injection system.The fuel filter is located in the engine compartment. on the drivers side by the fire wall.
Unless you have a locking differential in the rear, then the drivers rear would just spin, and the passenger side rear would do nothing. Now on the front, the passenger side front is the power wheel. If the passenger side front wasn't spinning either, then you may have an actuator problem. The other problem too look into would be the TCCM (transfer case control module) could be going bad.
The 08 Vues AWD system is very different than from previous models. The
new Vues system is more like the technology on the Outlook. I' don't
know detail on the hardware, but from a function standpoint there are
two big differences:
1)The system is PREDICTIVE, not reactive. It does not wait for
wheel-slip to make it engage. The system monitors throttle position,
steering angle ect. and re-directs torque before wheel spin occurs.
2) The old system sent extra torque to the wheels that were slipping to
boost traction. The new system sends power to the wheels that are
gripping.
The result is a better, smoother system that will do a better job of keeping the Vue from getting stuck.
The old system was a single gerotor type AWD system. Essentially, a
gerotor AWD system uses differences in rotating speed to spin a pump
and apply pressure to clutchs. The single gerotor system used in the
Vue essentially engaged and disengaged the rear axle when a differences
in rotating speed occurred between the drive shaft and rear differential
(indicating the front wheels were spinning faster the rears). From here
on out, power goes into an open differential and was distributed
accordingly (i.e. not very well).
GM also uses a twin gerotor system in the form of Versatrak. This
operation in much the same manner, using a difference in rotating speed
to spin up a pump and apply pressure to clutches, except the Versatrak
system has a pump for each output axle. This allows the rear differential to act of each rear axle much in the way a limited slip
differential does, better managing torque distribution.
The new system used in the Vue (as well as the Outlook, Acadia, and
Enclave) is controlled by a microprocessor and operates by means of an
electromagnetic clutch. It is very similar to the Haldex system
marketed by Haldex Traction AB. The main difference being that Haldex
still uses hydraulic pressure to apply the clutches, while the
electromagnetic system used by GM (which I believe is developed by Borg
Warner) uses electromagnetic force to apply the clutches. The operating
principles are the same though. The new GM system is well integrated
with stability control, traction control, and ABS. The system actively
monitors vehicle dynamics and driver input to determine when to being
engaging AWD before it is actually needed. With the ability to
manipulate power delivery using AWD and stability control (by selectively applying brakes at each individual corner), the new Vue is
very robust in terms of torque management. For all you folks in the
snow belt, it should be dynamite in slippery conditions!
Hope this helps answer your question. Good luck and be safe on the snow.
usually if you grab the e brake cable just in front of the rear wheel and shake the hell out of it on each side of the van it will let go. later you should fix the problem because it will only get worse.
This is normal for an open differential.The tire with the least resistance will spin. Check your glove box options code list and look for G80, this is the option for limited slip diff.
that is what it is desgined to do - reduce acceleration and apply the brakes intermittently when the wheels spin. You have a switch you cn push to disable it. You need to disable each time you start car. See owner manual.
06-10: Traction Control
1996 Contour, Mystique Workshop Manual
DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
Traction Control System
The optional traction control system is designed to control wheel spin when accelerating on slippery or loose surfaces. Traction control system is available only with anti-lock brakes.
The traction control system includes the following components:
Hydraulic control unit.
Throttle control actuator (9N825).
Traction control switch.
Traction control warning indicator.
Front brake anti-lock sensor (2C204).
Rear brake anti-lock sensor (2C190).
The traction control system operates as follows:
System functions by transferring torque from the spinning wheel to the wheel with the most traction.
This is achieved by applying the brake at the spinning wheel through the hydraulic control unit or reducing the throttle opening.
Traction control braking and throttle control occur at vehicle speeds up to 50 km/h (30 mph).
At vehicle speeds above 50 km/h (30 mph), only throttle limiting control is used.
If speed control is operating when traction control system engages the traction control system will disengage speed control through the use of a speed control relay. This action is the same as applying the brake pedal with speed control engaged.
1996 contour
Traction Control Switch
The traction control switch is located on the instrument panel, left of the steering column.
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