I have a 2001 Toyota Camry that has a noise coming from the front drivers side tire. So I decided to raise the front end of the car and investigate. While the front end was off the ground I turned the car on and put it in drive. Then I noticed that only the drivers side tire was spinning. The passengers side tire was not spinning at all. I was under the impression that both tires were supposed to spin at the same rate when going straight. Is there something wrong with my car?
2007-02-04 17:37:49 · 7 answers · asked by fingers12345 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Definitely
the axle could have broken.
2007-02-04 17:45:42 · answer #1 · answered by BryanB 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
whats up Dudes. I:m doing a transmission oil change and differential oil change on my spouse's 2000 Toyota Camry LE 2.2L 4cyl, automobile trans, the front wheelchronic. The differential and transmission have separate reservoirs, hence they have separate drain plugs. The differential does no longer take equipment oil, yet transmission fluid like Toyota ATF form T-IV automobile trans fluid for 2000 and later fashions or Dexron III automobile trans fluid for 1999 and before fashions, an identical oil because the transmission takes. The drain plug for the trans and diff use a 10mm allen wrench or a particular 10mm allen wrench socket. The differential drain plug is about 12-14 inches in route of the rear of the automobile from the transmission drain plug. there is yet another plug on the rear of the differential about 1/2 way up, it truly is the FILL plug. once you drain the oil out of the differential, you want to positioned the plug decrease back in, then eliminate the fill plug ( use a hand move pump or small vinyl hose and little funnel, to positioned the fluid decrease back in by the fill hollow, discomfort contained in the ***). Fill the differential with transmission fluid until eventually it comes each and every of ways as a lot because the fill hollow and positioned the Fill plug decrease back in and also you're good to bypass. you'll shop a great number of money and would do it about each and every fifth, engine oil and filter out change. would merely very last see you later as you. A 2.2L 4cyl Camry automobile transmission makes use of two.6 quarts for drain and top off. The differential takes a million.7 quarts for a drain and top off. Now for a 2000 Toyota Camry which has a V6 ENGINE, the automobile trans takes 5.0 quarts for drain and top off and the differential takes a million.7 quarts. an identical is going for a 2000 V6 Avalon and Solara which have an computerized transaxle ( the most acceptable wording) plus they have the separate differential. Make em very last continuously. i'm out'a the following. it is 140AM and that i nevertheless ought to positioned the oil decrease back contained in the trans and diff, plus pull the valve conceal, positioned a sparkling gasket on, then new plug wires and plugs and a sparkling thermostat and that i should be finished merely because the daylight comes up. i am going to positioned the hot custom chilly air ram intake I outfitted for her in this autumn sometime. My decrease back can merely take a lot. provide them no longer something, yet take from them each and every thing.
2016-11-02 08:55:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi fingers my friend.This is because the differential always transmit power to the wheel with the least resistance.If you hold the wheel that is currently spinning,you will see that the other wheel wil start to spin.The noise you are hearing is most probably comming from the tire itself.Take your car for a wheel alighnment test and check your car's gearbox oil.I'm a mechanic,and if you have any more questions ,feel free to e.mail me at pierre.holts@yahoo.com.Hope I was helpfull...
2007-02-04 18:58:15 · answer #3 · answered by spiderman 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, thats normal. there is a differential in there, and when one wheel has less resistance, more power will go though it. its called path of least resistance. thats what limited slip differentials (or posi-trac) prevents.
if you look at cars without limited slips, many times they do burnouts with only one wheel (one wheel wonders) because all the power goes through that wheel because it has less resistance (due to the tire slipping). its pretty hillarious to watch.
2007-02-04 17:53:33 · answer #4 · answered by Kyle M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
only one tire spins unless you got trac control and both will only work when one is sliping on snow or rain ice whatever it may be your car is fine the noise is something else
2007-02-04 18:16:25 · answer #5 · answered by a guy with many answers 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it's an open transaxle, which means you don't have any kind of traction control.
2007-02-04 17:59:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
it depends you might have air in your breaks and it just might need to be bleeded....
2007-02-04 18:02:07 · answer #7 · answered by MrOneDer 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋