for eric! updated for anyone! Re: new clutch,doesn't engage or something- help!

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

even a lsd equipped car will let the wheels spin in opposite directions. it will be more difficult,
but the other wheel will surely spin backwards before the engine is forced to spin... especially if
the tranny is in first.
Al

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Els" <tiAn@usiw.net>
To: "Robbie Cotner" <robw_z@yahoo.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: for eric! updated for anyone! Re: new clutch, doesn't engage or something- help!


> EVERY car with a differential but not limited slip works this way -- spin
> one wheel in one direction and the other wheel turns the other way.
>
> With a limited slip they will both turn in the same direction.
>
> Some transmissions (4K and AGB for example) have a friction-based
> limited-slip-like function that will sometimes allow them to act like a real
> LSD. Your 2Y may have one of these as well, that might have been what you
> noticed before.
>
> Sounds perfectly normal to me.
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Christian Els
> 1987 Scirocco 16V, For Sale
> www.schnellpc.com/scirocco.htm
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robbie Cotner" <robw_z@yahoo.com>
> >
> > the engine turns the wheels(both in same direction btw), but spinning one
> wheel still just spins the other in the opposite direction.
> <snip>
> Is it just a common Scirocco thing to have the wheels just turn each-other
> oppositely?  I swear they used to NOT.  thanks so much-
> > Rob
>
>
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