could someone PLEASE help???
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From: Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
could someone PLEASE help???
I have the rear end of my car on jackstands and the vehicle is in park.
Neither tire will turn forward (Clockwise) when i use my hands but when i turn the wheel in reverse (counter-clockwise) the opposite wheel turns forward. Why is that? And do the wheels not turn forward when I try to turn them because the car is in park?
Anyway, the reason I ask is because when I adjust the adjusting screw for the parking brake the wheel still spins, and if I release the parking brake it still locks, and it still feels tight (is that brake drag?) spinning in the reverse direction.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I have rear drum brakes on my '86 camaro)
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'86 Camaro
2.8 MPFI
Neither tire will turn forward (Clockwise) when i use my hands but when i turn the wheel in reverse (counter-clockwise) the opposite wheel turns forward. Why is that? And do the wheels not turn forward when I try to turn them because the car is in park?
Anyway, the reason I ask is because when I adjust the adjusting screw for the parking brake the wheel still spins, and if I release the parking brake it still locks, and it still feels tight (is that brake drag?) spinning in the reverse direction.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
(I have rear drum brakes on my '86 camaro)
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'86 Camaro
2.8 MPFI
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From: Philly, PA
That's due to the differential's gears. Totally normal, but a real head-scratcher the first time you see it happen, right?
Not sure I'm understanding the problem exactly, though. What do you think SHOULD be happening?
[This message has been edited by Damon (edited March 27, 2001).]
Not sure I'm understanding the problem exactly, though. What do you think SHOULD be happening?
[This message has been edited by Damon (edited March 27, 2001).]