Driver Side Rear Wheel Slipping

[Menthol]

I was pulling out off today and one wheel was in the snow (It was in two wheel drive) The passenger rear wheel spun then grab the ashpalt, the driver side was on ashpalt. After I moved off the rear driver side kept slipping. Everytime I stopped and move off, it does this (no fault from lights on dash) It looks like it works properly when I'm driving (haven't test it yet on the road, it just happened) Did something break in the rear differential?

Thanks,

[the roadie]

Were you on the gas hard when the first slip happened? Do you have the G80 locker option?

When you say the rear driver side kept slipping, even on asphalt, I don't understand. How can you tell it was slipping internally? Did the car not drive forward?

[Menthol]

I just realised I posted in the wrong forum I have a 4.2 lt. I do not have G80 locker (if I remember correctly I'll have to double check for the code) Was not hard on the gas but by time I heard the wheel spin and coming off the gas, the wheel went thru the snow and grab the ashpalt. I did felt the wheel stop but it wasn't a hard jerk.

It's driving foward but not sure, I think it more of a spin, than a slip( I know I sound stupid) . I'm heading home now and will try to describe better, later.

Thanks.

[Menthol]

My codes are GU6 G80.

Update-: It did not happen while driving home. When it happen this afternoon, I did some circles slowly in the parking lot to try and see/hear what was happening and it APPEARS as not a slip but more like a spin (Like if it wants to spin more than the passenger rear side) don't know it that makes sense.
After I stopped and looked at the tire it had marks that would be left if I had spun them on a brick road (white marks where the brick would dig into the tire) The parking lot is not as smooth as the road
Anyway, it's not happening anymore, I'm happy about that. I don't if anyone experienced this before. Or if it can be explained. Could it be a computer glitch?

[petevw]

Well, you answered your own question....you said that you have G80 code...that's the rear diff. locker option, so both tires are supposed to spin together.

[Menthol]

Well, you answered your own question....you said that you have G80 code...that's the rear diff. locker option, so both tires are supposed to spin together.

I guess I'll have to read up on this I don't understand how it works.

Thanks.

[n0kfb]

I guess I'll have to read up on this I don't understand how it works.

Thanks.

Do a Google search using the phrase 'eaton G80 locking differential', and you will find more information than you could possibly need, including links to animations on youtube and real-life demonstrations.

-- Dan Meyer :coffee

[Robert1101]

Mine locked up about a year ago. It was raining lightly and I goosed it for a second while turning into a parking lot, it locked up and did not release. Turned while in the parking lot and left a dotted line on one side. Backed up in a circle one way and then the other. It released and has not happened again, but I did replace the diff oil a short time later.

[Bthracer21]

I have had mine stay engaged for a bit when it shouldnt have but that was inpart due to the surface being a little bit slick.

[Menthol]

Do a Google search using the phrase 'eaton G80 locking differential', and you will find more information than you could possibly need, including links to animations on youtube and real-life demonstrations.

-- Dan Meyer :coffee

Thank you.

I love my TB even more now

[RayVoy]

Menthol, what you were experiencing, imo, was "crow hopping"

I think the axle locked when one wheel spun, and was slow to release. You made a turn while it was locked and the inside wheel and outside wheel were trying to turn at the same rpm. This would cause the inside wheel to turn more than it wanted to, or, the outside wheel to turn less than it wanted to (depending upon which wheel had the most traction).
If the axle is slow releasing, fresh fluid will solve the problem.

[Menthol]

Menthol, what you were experiencing, imo, was "crow hopping"

I think the axle locked when one wheel spun, and was slow to release. You made a turn while it was locked and the inside wheel and outside wheel were trying to turn at the same rpm. This would cause the inside wheel to turn more than it wanted to, or, the outside wheel to turn less than it wanted to (depending upon which wheel had the most traction).
If the axle is slow releasing, fresh fluid will solve the problem.


That was exactly it because after I did a turns in the parking and it did not release (now that I understand how it works)I did left hand circles and it was locked but when I did right hand turns I couldn't hear it. Thanks for the suggestion. You're right "hopping" is the word I should have use to describe it.