ugh ouch!! yes, you are supposed to roll on the front wheels!!!!
I have even read tp in this forum that it is not even advisable to coast the running car in neutral habitually, as in going down hills in neitral. Messes up the trans supposedly.
Oh well.
let us know how it goes and post pics of the car some time.
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