Hi, last week I changed my front drivers side wishbone on my golf mk4, but since then, whenever I speed up quickly, the engine seems to revv up but no increase in traction. Its as if I had suddenly put the gear into neutral or the car is slipping on ice.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Simon
It seems to me that somehow the driveshaft is slipping; I assume that in order to replace the wishbone you had to loosen the big nut that ties the driveshaft to the disk assembly, if this was the case, make sure that the "big" nut is really tight so that it does not slip. If the driveshaft slips, the planetary gears in the differential would transfer all of the engine power to that side of the car and no power to the other side, similar to having one wheel stuck in mud, or in the air. hope this helps
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