eggy790

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please say im not the only one.. lol

they seem to be a few vids up here with guys doing donuts.. i thought i'd attempt it today and killed the power steering in the process lol

was fun though.

thought i'd leave a warning for those who are thinking of it, highish revs on full lock..can kill your pump and leave it whining lol full lock is when the pump is strained most.

so play safe :

Eddy

Taffy223

I found that while doing the "donutting"
There is very little need for high revs at all.
Just feather the throttle and she's not far off idling, jobs a good un and the world is spinning
Just remember to clear wheels of compacted snow inside the rim otherwise the balancing will be out and you'll notice vibration

RE54

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also you shouldnt do it on full lock either, not good for drive shafts.

wish i could find a decent open space to mess about, but im worried about blowing something up, so wont be doing it anytime soon.

eggy790

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yeah when i mastered it i found, steady 4k rpm was perfect for spinning on the spot in the snow. ive never had open space to try it in.. just my mate has bought a new unit with a big car park and i got a lil carried away lol (15 mins of messing around)

TonyBurns

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No point in going round in circles, would prefer to just use the handbrake and do some bits in the snow that way rather than get dizzy

Disclaimer:- You can only use a handbrake on a scoob if its fitted with DCCD, using it on a Non-DCCD equipped car will break your diff

Tony

L.J.F

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Yeah ive killed a power steering pump before, also shredded both of the passenger side tires at the same time lol

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Has the pump gone or the fluid just boiled up and need bleeding?

dunx

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Only a girl would bother doughnut'n in the snow...

Real men do it on tarmac.

dunx

P.S. RE-050's are good for that, no good for anything else tho'.

birchy2010

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i used 4-5k revs but managed to get it going without using alot of lock because of using the revs

Toffee

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My steering is also running a bit stiff and squeeling a little bit as well, mainly from cold? I reckon/hope its just the cold weather, last week I parked my car in a warehouse for a day and when I pulled out it was fine. As soon as it gets warm again I reckon it will be ok >

Donuts in the snow is for girls go and have some fun softy

Ps. My car was parked in a warehouse to get all the snow off it, wheels were full of snow and the wheel balance was shocking, worth it though

eggy790

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lol well it was dark, looked to be some fluid on the front of the engine.. opened power steering fluid and turned steering and it wasnt pumping.. give it some revs and it lightens the steering with a little whine.

pretty sure its the pump. fluid was on min cold. topped that up a little. how would i know if it just needs bleeding?

p.s. lol thats the end of my donutting career, first and last time

BIG FUD

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you mean like this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6usIPEGwUQ

I dont need snow 12ftx12t space and let me free lol

eggy790

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lol see now i managed to that on the snow, but instead of stopping .. i was trying all sorts for 15 or so mins, like a **** and killed the pump.

lol top driving though, wouldnt be able to do that in the dry

gussy

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bet your neighbours love you Mark

millsy3

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whats dccd just out of interest

BLACK V5

Driver controlled centre diff.

L.J.F

iTrader: (31)

OMG was you doing that in the 22b fud?

BIG FUD

iTrader: (84)

I sure was kidda built and designed to do just that lol

danny c

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nice to see one being used properly!!

Richy P1984

I never go full lock for anything, always just off full lock, seems to stop the 'whine' you get.