Rear driveline

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rkdoty
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My tercel:: 85 SR5 4wd wagon, manual trans. Stock
Location: Bellingham, WA

Rear driveline

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Hello! New to the site, and 1st time owner of a Tercel. I have an 85 4wd wagon 6spd manual transmission. I was wondering if the rear driveline spins when in 2wd? I had the rear end jacked up and noticed when I spun the wheels by hand, the rear driveline spun as well (transmission was in 2wd). Wondering if this is normal?
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Mark
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My tercel:: 1984 Automatic, 1981 sedan
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Re: Rear driveline

Post by Mark »

Yes, this is normal. When you are driving in 2wd, the drive shaft to the rear differential is spinning, but it's being driven by the rear wheels instead of being driven by the transmission.
rkdoty
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My tercel:: 85 SR5 4wd wagon, manual trans. Stock
Location: Bellingham, WA

Re: Rear driveline

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Awesome. Thanks for the clarification. I wasn’t sure since it’s not your typical 4x4
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