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Northeast16SS · 09-08-2016, 05:59 PM

So I'm watching Wheeler Dealers the other night and they are working on a Mustang with a limited slip. After driving they suspected a rear diff issue because they were only laying rubber with one wheel. This gets me to thinking.......I have a limited slip and when accelerating hard the passenger rear always breaks loose and same with burnouts. Does this mean I have a problem? Does it need a fluid change? Does it need new gears or friction plates? Is it low on fluid?

I also have a slight highway vibration that did not go away with having the tires re-balanced and after reading some threads maybe these two things are connected.

Thoughts?

redcoats1976 · 09-08-2016, 07:21 PM

i hate to say it but i believe the friction plates are shot.could always change the fluid and add the correct GM limited slip additive and hope for the best...

Irace16 · 09-08-2016, 07:22 PM

Are you turning while doing a burn out? Sometimes one side will unload and you can get one wheel peel. Happens to me once in a while, but never if I'm going straight. My truck does the same

ohyeahjay · 09-08-2016, 07:26 PM

For all the time and money involved in doesn't hurt to just have the diff oil changed and looked at. If you have a good service manager they might change it for free or you pay half if you tell them you suspect something is wrong and want it checked out.

Moto-Mojo · 09-08-2016, 07:46 PM

I am not a shill for Amsoil in any way. But when I had issues-mainly noise, going all the way back to a 1992 Blazer, Amsoil cured the problem WITHOUT ever using limited slip additive. I'd probably use what GM recommends for a Camaro. New fluid in diffs AND trans can sometimes cure a lot of ills.

Northeast16SS · 09-09-2016, 08:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Irace16

Are you turning while doing a burn out? Sometimes one side will unload and you can get one wheel peel. Happens to me once in a while, but never if I'm going straight. My truck does the same

I am usually turning when I notice it. I am also usually turning left so all the weight is on the outside wheel which is the wheel that is breaking loose. I would expect that the inside wheel would be the one spinning. I did some research and someone recommended doing some low speed figure eights in a parking lot which can sometimes free up the clutch plates and then follow it up with a fluid change. He posted B4 and after pics and it fixed the problem.

Northeast16SS · 09-09-2016, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ohyeahjay

For all the time and money involved in doesn't hurt to just have the diff oil changed and looked at. If you have a good service manager they might change it for free or you pay half if you tell them you suspect something is wrong and want it checked out.

This seems like a logical place to start and good upkeep at the same time. I'll also try some straight line burnouts and see what kind of patch it leaves behind. Best road test ever!

Northeast16SS · 09-12-2016, 10:21 AM

Straight line burnouts produced posi marks if anyone cared.

CamaroFred · 09-12-2016, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Northeast16SS

Straight line burnouts produced posi marks if anyone cared.

I guess you fixed it

Perhaps on the turn the outside tire slips because it has more side-load on it.
Though I'm pretty sure both of mine spin as the ass slides around real nice.

christianchevell · 09-12-2016, 06:09 PM

If you have the stock "Nannies" program on with your car you would have traction control trying to counter the spin on the one wheel, with torque management ;with it" Un-tuned" it can take power from the spinning wheel killing some power also,

now with the Button depressed to the required time to take traction control and stabillitrak off you still would have torque management built in to deal with left, ( that requires a tune to erase that evil power robbing bit of programming) and that does not help ....on top of the fact the engines torque down and rock a car back right first so you need good trailing arms and good toes and their bushings to help limit wheel hop especially right side which breaks free easier...........

mjb_baldy · 09-13-2016, 06:27 PM

Mine does the same thing.. Either start spinning before you start making your turn or start after you make the turn.. Other wise you may only spin one wheel as the car is doing what it's supposed to do during a turn. Turn tight doesn't chirp the wheel while turning as its not a posi. I have done it a few times and boy does it make you disappointed in the car.. 500+rwhp one wheel peel.. It's depressing

Northeast16SS · 09-13-2016, 09:18 PM

I'm still getting to know this car. I've only put 2,000 miles on it. Much more to learn.

paul84043 · 09-14-2016, 01:21 PM

LSD's in a tight turn will always bind up one wheel and make it hop a little. The harder the turn, the more the effect. The hop will allow it to take off until the nannies have a chance to kick in, usually takes a half second or so.
If you're breaking loose and only spinning one wheel, you've got a problem with your LSD.
Lots of people claim these LSD's are crap, but for the most of us the way we drive, they're more than adequate.
If you want to upgrade, throw in an Eaton Tru Track. all gear driven similar to a Torsen Diff. I have one in my Jeep. Warning though. They can be "clunky" in a manual transmission.

09-08-2016, 05:59 PM	#1
Northeast16SS Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 100	Limited Slip Question......one wheel burnouts So I'm watching Wheeler Dealers the other night and they are working on a Mustang with a limited slip. After driving they suspected a rear diff issue because they were only laying rubber with one wheel. This gets me to thinking.......I have a limited slip and when accelerating hard the passenger rear always breaks loose and same with burnouts. Does this mean I have a problem? Does it need a fluid change? Does it need new gears or friction plates? Is it low on fluid? I also have a slight highway vibration that did not go away with having the tires re-balanced and after reading some threads maybe these two things are connected. Thoughts?

09-08-2016, 07:22 PM	#3
Irace16 Drives: 2010 1SS RS M6 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Appleton, Wisconsin Posts: 521	Are you turning while doing a burn out? Sometimes one side will unload and you can get one wheel peel. Happens to me once in a while, but never if I'm going straight. My truck does the same __________________ Vararam intake, gmpp exhaust, borla stainless long tubes, cat less, jannetty tune, bmr lowering springs, heritage grill , smoked lenses

09-08-2016, 07:26 PM	#4
ohyeahjay Drives: 2022 Camaro LT1 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: new brunswick Posts: 328	For all the time and money involved in doesn't hurt to just have the diff oil changed and looked at. If you have a good service manager they might change it for free or you pay half if you tell them you suspect something is wrong and want it checked out. __________________ 2024 Shark Skin Metallic LT1 On order 2022 Equinox LT

09-08-2016, 07:46 PM	#5
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,975	I am not a shill for Amsoil in any way. But when I had issues-mainly noise, going all the way back to a 1992 Blazer, Amsoil cured the problem WITHOUT ever using limited slip additive. I'd probably use what GM recommends for a Camaro. New fluid in diffs AND trans can sometimes cure a lot of ills. __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

09-12-2016, 06:09 PM	#10
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Manual,DM exhaust,CRT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,587 View My Garage	If you have the stock "Nannies" program on with your car you would have traction control trying to counter the spin on the one wheel, with torque management ;with it" Un-tuned" it can take power from the spinning wheel killing some power also, now with the Button depressed to the required time to take traction control and stabillitrak off you still would have torque management built in to deal with left, ( that requires a tune to erase that evil power robbing bit of programming) and that does not help ....on top of the fact the engines torque down and rock a car back right first so you need good trailing arms and good toes and their bushings to help limit wheel hop especially right side which breaks free easier........... __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data, Carbon, Nav, RotoFab Dry CAI, Elite x2, Borla ATK, Driveshaft shop

09-08-2016, 07:21 PM	#2
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,916	i hate to say it but i believe the friction plates are shot.could always change the fluid and add the correct GM limited slip additive and hope for the best...

09-12-2016, 10:21 AM	#8
Northeast16SS Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 100	Straight line burnouts produced posi marks if anyone cared.

09-13-2016, 06:27 PM	#11
mjb_baldy Drives: 2010 Chevy Camaro 2ss/RS Join Date: May 2015 Location: Ohio Posts: 66	Mine does the same thing.. Either start spinning before you start making your turn or start after you make the turn.. Other wise you may only spin one wheel as the car is doing what it's supposed to do during a turn. Turn tight doesn't chirp the wheel while turning as its not a posi. I have done it a few times and boy does it make you disappointed in the car.. 500+rwhp one wheel peel.. It's depressing __________________ 2010 2SS/RS L99.. ADM's LSA conversion, 2.75 Pulley, Zl1 pump, ADM FPCM, 85lb Injectors, 1 7/8 TSP LTs, no cats or resonator, Flowmaster 40s, Rotofab Cai, 3.91 gears and HpTuned. BMR 1.4" front drop because racecar

09-13-2016, 09:18 PM	#12
Northeast16SS Drives: 2014 Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 100	I'm still getting to know this car. I've only put 2,000 miles on it. Much more to learn. Last edited by Northeast16SS; 09-13-2016 at 09:20 PM. Reason: unfinished

09-14-2016, 01:21 PM	#13
paul84043 Drives: 2015 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lehi, Utah Posts: 1,349 View My Garage	LSD's in a tight turn will always bind up one wheel and make it hop a little. The harder the turn, the more the effect. The hop will allow it to take off until the nannies have a chance to kick in, usually takes a half second or so. If you're breaking loose and only spinning one wheel, you've got a problem with your LSD. Lots of people claim these LSD's are crap, but for the most of us the way we drive, they're more than adequate. If you want to upgrade, throw in an Eaton Tru Track. all gear driven similar to a Torsen Diff. I have one in my Jeep. Warning though. They can be "clunky" in a manual transmission.