-------------2007 Prius... which wheel is the drive wheel?

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by moredes15, Oct 20, 2013.

  1. moredes15

    moredes15 Junior Member

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    On a traditional rear-wheel drive car, the RR is the drive wheel. Is the front right the drive wheel on a Prius? My tire wear is even and I can't tell.

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    #1 moredes15, Oct 20, 2013
  2. Bill the Engineer

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    On a rear wheel drive car BOTH wheels pull via the differential. Are you thinking about which tire does a burn-out when it loses traction?

    On a Prius, both front wheels propell the car, also through a differential in the transaxle. The left front tire tends to wear faster, but that is because of the extra weight over it, not because it is the only wheel driving.
     
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    2k1Toaster Brand New Prius Batteries

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    Except the extra wear over the driver tire assumes it is mostly driven solo or loaded on that side.
     
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    Any standard front or rear wheel drive differential will drive the wheel with the least traction. It takes a "limited slip" differential to drive both wheels. Even then one may "slip" compared to the other as one wheel runs faster than the other around curves and bends.
     
    #4 rjparker, Oct 20, 2013
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