Hey All,
Background: I towed home a '83 4wd about a month back and placed the front end up on jack stands. After replacing the timing belt I started it for the first time yesterday.
Problem: With the front end raised and the tranny in neutral I started the car. After releasing the clutch pedal and getting out of the car, I noticed the front drive train was receiving power (i.e. my rotors were spinning). I can change gears and even reverse the direction of rotors by shifting into reverse, however whenever I return to neutral and release the clutch pedal there is still power to the front wheels?
Can the neutral gear go out? Any thoughts?
I appreciate your time,
- Kyle
No Neutral Gear?
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jimcrazy
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Re: No Neutral Gear?
was it cold out? mine will try to go ahead in neutral when the temp is down below freezing till the gear oil warms up
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Gottolovem
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Re: No Neutral Gear?
Agreedjimcrazy wrote:was it cold out? mine will try to go ahead in neutral when the temp is down below freezing till the gear oil warms up
Take it off the stands and see if it's really in gear. I'll bet it's fine
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teranfirbt
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Re: No Neutral Gear?
Pretty standard, gear oil is fairly sticky when it's cold, most cars with manual transmissions will spin the wheels in neutral when in the air.