Wheel spin

[Siddo]

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if other people have the same thing happen to them. When I accelerate hard in 1st and 2nd gear, my passenger front wheel spins and the other one doesn't. So basically I don't really go anywhere. Is this normal? I have a 2006 MPS3.

[Chuckie Cheese]

Check your tyre tread, might give you somewhat of an explanation.

[Siddo]

They are the same tread pattern all round with 90% meat left. Im running 235/35r19.

[bd581]

tyre pressures the same?

[Siddo]

36psi all round. I don't dump the clutch. Im rolling when I WOT

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sometimes I try 38psi

[rayd]

are you saying that one wheel is loosing traction? or that your effectivally loosing the power to one of the front wheels ... as in its one wheel drive at WOT??

[Scaredycrow]

I only have this on well worn tyres. Dont forget the front left tyre wears faster than the others on a front wheel drive. If you don't have directional tryes, try rotating the front left to the right rear and see if it makes a difference.

[auscer]

should jus get a mps 6

[Reedy]

Are you turning a corner at the time? If not try turning around and coming back the other way on the same road and doing it. It could be a road surface thing, more dirt and gravel on the outside of the lane etc. You need to make sure the road surface is perfectly even before you can really draw any conclusions.

The front diff in the MPS is not a proper LSD and tends to spin its inside wheel a lot under power coming out of corners. It also tends to snatch suddenly and
The drivetrain isn't symmetrical so that could explain why one wheen is letting go easier than the other.

A solution that worked for me: Buy a set of Neova's. Second gear wheelspin will be massively reduced. Torque steer goes up tho.

[Siddo]

Yes. One wheel looses traction. Like a normal FWD car without LSD

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I see. My tyres are still pretty good and they are directional. But I rotated them from front to rear, but the results are pretty much still the same.

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I am going straight, say from a set of lights. mmm.... I think the road surface is pretty good. Its quite flat but does have abit of a gradiant to it. No dirt or gravel. 3 lanes n gutter on both sides. Im in middle lane. I've tried it on other roads as well with same results. Torque steer is not really appearant either under acceleration. Just wondering if there is something wrong with the LSD? Are the Neova's expensive tyres?

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Thanks for the replies guys, It's a big help. Keep up the good work