is my posi gone?

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Jan 30, 2011 | 01:28 PM

01M6TA

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is my posi gone?

well first my car is a 2001 trans am 6spd. I know my posi used to work because about 3 months ago i did a burnout and left two nice and healthy black lines.

now today i tried to drive away from the house with one rear wheel on dry pavement and another in about 2 inch of snow. i went to drive away and the car wouldnt move with traction control kicking in and not letting me give any throttle. so i turned traction control off and the one wheel was just spinning its *** off. even my wife came over and said "i thought you had a posi?" Is my posi gone or because it was snow they are not effective. any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks
-matt

Jan 30, 2011 | 06:19 PM

blade2222

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Mine dose the same thing until it warms up then it locks up just fine.

Jan 31, 2011 | 05:19 PM

jimmyblue

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It's not a "posi". It's a Torsen and your stuck wheel
only gets 2X, max, the torque of one that slips. On
ice, that's approximately diddly.

Jan 31, 2011 | 06:27 PM

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