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| rwilner |
 Mar 23 2011, 06:30 PM
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My car is on 4 stands right now. When I start it up in neutral, the passenger side wheel slowly rotates clockwise while the car is idling (as if the car were moving forward). I can easily stop it with minimal force using my hands. I have not checked to see if the wheel will stop rotating once I push the clutch in, as my wife is at work and the cats aren't interested in helping.
Is this normal? if not, what does it mean -- my clutch cable is too tight? |
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| r_towle |
Mar 24 2011, 02:03 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Simplest way I have found to adjust my valves (every 3-5k miles btw) is on my back, spinning one wheel in 5th gear.
On the why does it spin in neutral, I dont buy the oil answer. I would think (and I dont know) that the input shaft does spin because its connected to the flywheel and there is some friction there. It also happens due to momentum...once it gets going it goes faster and faster, so I think it is directly related to the input shaft, the input bearing and the limited amount of friction that is in that coupling. When you are in neutral, the input shaft spins and it is so close to the output shaft , pinion shaft) that it could get it going lightly. If you grab the wheel, it does stop. Never tried to stop both sides though..I will next time to see what happens. Rich |
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rwilner Wheel spin in neutral Mar 23 2011, 06:30 PM
Scarlet75
My car is on 4 stands right now. When I start it... Mar 23 2011, 06:39 PM Valy
My car is on 4 stands right now. When I start it... Mar 23 2011, 07:15 PM Rand
Both wouldn't spin unless you had a welded di... Mar 23 2011, 07:22 PM
SirAndy
Both wouldn't spin unless you had a welded d... Mar 23 2011, 09:03 PM Valy
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