Traction control fault?

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Liftsagift
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I get a 'grabbing' from the nearside rear wheel occasionally, especially setting off in a left turn. I suspect a 'traction sensor' on that wheel. It's gradually getting worse.
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Post by Paul »

Google “reverse ackerman”

Also, colder times with ordinary tyres will give this impression. I get it quite regularly pulling out of my drive with a bit of r/h lock on.
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I noticed at the weekend with much colder temperatures the Reverse Ackerman effect on my 21” Pirellis but now that’s it’s got warmer today it’s dissapeared
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Sign you need to fit winter tyres :lol: -- mine did not do it so much on 20" rims but more noticeable on the Carrera (also 20"s)
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Had it badly on the Cayman, not so much on the Macan GTS (AS tyres I think make a difference) and pretty bad on the 911 GTS but, as you say Ferdie, better when it's a bit warmer.
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Ferdie wrote: Tue Dec 18, 2018 5:55 pm Sign you need to fit winter tyres :lol: -- mine did not do it so much on 20" rims but more noticeable on the Carrera (also 20"s)
I never had it on my previous Macans with 20” Michelin All Seasons but was well used to it on my previous Boxster and Cayman.
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VanB wrote: Tue Dec 18, 2018 6:00 pm Had it badly on the Cayman, not so much on the Macan GTS (AS tyres I think make a difference) and pretty bad on the 911 GTS but, as you say Ferdie, better when it's a bit warmer.
The Cayman, or I should say, my 20" Pirelli P Zero shod (718) is pretty badly affected by this. I have changed to 18" Pirelli Sotto Zero (Winter) yesterday and it has disappeared. As has been mentioned, it's the rubber not working the road surface on summer tyres.
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Post by nsm3 »

Might be the start of the old dreaded 'transfer box failure'?

Mine does it, left or right lock, pulling away, wet or dry road, light or heavier throttle.

I find it a bit irritating, but I'm not due at OPC until next October, so until something worse happens, I'm putting up with it.
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I get it quite often, also happens on the 928 at times and that's 2wdrive but with electronic diff lock.
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Post by Liftsagift »

Thanks guys,
I'm worried that it might be a 'drive' problem. It happens wet or dry warm or cold so I don't think that the tyres are the problem
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