I’m glad you made sure to check the traction control or stability control was off twice and the disclaimer says not to try it with a limited slip differential. Jacking up the entire front end is probably safer overall.
My car mechanics knowledge is not much but I love learning. There's something I don't understand about this method. Even if the car is front wheel drive, you are only lifting one side of the car, meaning that one of the front wheels is still touching the floor. How you to prevent that wheel from moving the car when you accelerate?
I assume it has something to do with the way how the differential works but its hard to understand how can power be transmitted to one wheel only while the other isn't moving
Nevermind, I just learned that the diferential is capable of turning just one wheel while the other isn't moving ua-cam.com/video/e-VvLw7pjk0/v-deo.html
You car correct. It has everything to do with the differential. If you take some time to study differentials and how they work it should make sense to you.
the differential spins the wheel with the least friction. in this case, the one that is jacked up. if traction control was on, would the computer spin the other wheel?
I did this once on a Toyota in 1992. The bearing was out, the car was under warranty, the dealership refused to believe the bearing was gone until I jacked the car up in their dealership, using their tools, with 3 managers watching me. Did exactly what you did and they had an epiphany moment - duh the wheel bearing is out. They replaced the bearing under warranty.
I’m glad you made sure to check the traction control or stability control was off twice and the disclaimer says not to try it with a limited slip differential.
Jacking up the entire front end is probably safer overall.
My car mechanics knowledge is not much but I love learning. There's something I don't understand about this method. Even if the car is front wheel drive, you are only lifting one side of the car, meaning that one of the front wheels is still touching the floor. How you to prevent that wheel from moving the car when you accelerate?
I assume it has something to do with the way how the differential works but its hard to understand how can power be transmitted to one wheel only while the other isn't moving
Nevermind, I just learned that the diferential is capable of turning just one wheel while the other isn't moving
ua-cam.com/video/e-VvLw7pjk0/v-deo.html
You car correct. It has everything to do with the differential. If you take some time to study differentials and how they work it should make sense to you.
the differential spins the wheel with the least friction. in this case, the one that is jacked up. if traction control was on, would the computer spin the other wheel?
I did this once on a Toyota in 1992. The bearing was out, the car was under warranty, the dealership refused to believe the bearing was gone until I jacked the car up in their dealership, using their tools, with 3 managers watching me. Did exactly what you did and they had an epiphany moment - duh the wheel bearing is out. They replaced the bearing under warranty.