Vicious banging when I loose traction

[monkeysnutscom]

Okay so this has happened on a few of my cars in the past and I would just like to have a definite answer to the problem.
When I occasionally loose traction (such as hill starts or junctions with gravel on them), the car makes a horrible banging noise which comes from the front end when the wheels are spinning.
It sounds like the tires dont have good contact with the road and keep jumping up.

Now my front suspension does squeak a little when I go over speed bumps slowly but it comes back into position without a problem. The only other thing I can think of is a drop link, anti roll bar thing?

I dont purposefully loose traction and the car doesnt have any other problem when I'm driving about but the exact same thing has happened to my previous cars (even a brand new Toyota but that had traction control).

Any help would be appreciated.

[volvorocks]

I think it is called axletramp where the wheel vibrates up and down due to play in the suspension. I get it on new cars if pulling away too quick.

Regards

[ww1dm1]

Wheel hop?

[Technician]

Axel Tramp indeed. Its obviously not ideal, and means that there is too much power going to the wheels/tyres at that moment in time.

It can be a symptom of worn suspension components if it happens a lot. Cheap tyres with low grip/hard rubber can also contribute. Next time you have been out for a drive check the surface temp of your tyre with your hand. Tyres that last 20k on the front are hard and often do not generate surface heat, which means they are low grip and would lead to your problem.

However your described scenario with hill starts naturally will mean less of the weight of the vehicle is over the front axel pushing it down into the ground. Physics and all that.

Best solution, thinner sole on your right foot!


Watch cinemas finest car chase and at 55 secs when reversing you can see the rear axel bounce and shake as the tyre smokes with too much power being fed to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31JgMAHVeg0

[GreenBrick]

I have had this on many front wheel drive cars, some with many new suspension bits, it does feel horrible, not sure if it can be eliminated entirely.

[neanderthal]

if not above could you have a broken reluctor ring

[happy diver]

sounds like a dude banging rapidly on the underbody with a big hammer when on a slight angle the balls and cage and races of the outer cv joint get out of synch and lock up due to torque and the inability of the joint to adjust causing imbalance either under sudden increased speed of the components due traction loss whilst driving or sudden acceleration without traction loss from stationary

[baldmosher]

Could be worn CV joint, although that doesn't seem as likely