jacked with no spin

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antdawe

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i jacked my 2000 1.8i up today on the one side. out of gear and handbrake off. the front wheel wouldn spin.

why is this?
 
The diagnostic test is a REAR wheel.

I wouldn't leap to any conclusion based on a front wheel. It's out of gear, mind.

Anyway the test, when done properly, is still quite subjective because the rear wheel will still be really hard to turn.

Cheers

Blippie
 
I took it to a specialist today and they told me to do the visous test. i put tippex in a line and it was still lined up after i drove it full lock.

does this mean that the viscous is f***ed.

the specialist said this would stop the front wheel from free turning on its own.
 
where did you put the tippex? did you paint it on the two parts of the vcu(which don't move) or paint a line on the front and rear prop shafts?
 
I have attatched a pic which is the best way i can describe it.

I put a line of tippex through the large one to the smaller one in line with the prop shaft.
 

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This "test" is not affected by the gearbox being in gear or in neutral - except that being in a gear makes it harder to turn anything.

The entire final drive train is all AFTER the gearbox.

CharlesY
 
Check this thread I posted some pictures that might help. 'http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/vcu-again-52387.html '

should the front wheel spin easily when jacked up. only reason i think its the vcu is because of this front wheel not spinning and there is a very loud houling sound when going over 60mph on a light up hill
 
I put a line of tippex through the large one to the smaller one in line with the prop shaft.

Nice try, but as the oters have pointed out, this is a false result as the two parts you marked don't turn separately. Mark the actual popshafts to be 100% sure.


only reason i think its the vcu is because of this front wheel not spinning and there is a very loud houling sound when going over 60mph on a light up hill

You should suspect a seized VCU IF it fails one or more of the diagnostics tests.

Frankly, if you are going to query the VCU you need to do at least one of the tests properly. Repeat the Ashcroft test by jacking up the rear wheel. And also repeat the Tippex test by marking two parts that are supposed to spin separatly. There is no point in jumping to conclusions before you have done at least one of the diagnistic test correctly.

Cheers

Blippie
 
Nice try, but as the oters have pointed out, this is a false result as the two parts you marked don't turn separately. Mark the actual popshafts to be 100% sure.




You should suspect a seized VCU IF it fails one or more of the diagnostics tests.

Frankly, if you are going to query the VCU you need to do at least one of the tests properly. Repeat the Ashcroft test by jacking up the rear wheel. And also repeat the Tippex test by marking two parts that are supposed to spin separatly. There is no point in jumping to conclusions before you have done at least one of the diagnistic test correctly.

Cheers

Blippie

done the tests and thank god they are not lined up when i re checked. also put one back wheel in mud and it spun on its wn until the tc corrected it.

I still need some serious help on this loud houling sound when i go over 60mph on any kind of upward road.
 
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