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1976450SEL 10-03-2002 12:05 AM
Park and rear wheels still turn free when on hoist
 
Ok so my 76 450 SEL is up on axle stands. In park I can still spin the rear wheels. Is this somehow weight activated?

carman850 10-03-2002 12:32 AM
If you have both rear wheels in the air and don't engage the parking brake, when you rotate one wheel the other wheel spins in the other direction, the differential is doing its job.

pentoman 10-03-2002 02:12 PM
Heh, of course, never thought about that - the propshaft won't be turning, so Park won't have any effect.

1976450SEL 10-03-2002 11:53 PM
Phew!!!!!
 
Good to know...

Thanks guys

csnow 10-04-2002 03:07 PM
This phenomenon can be learned the hard way if you jack up just one of the rear wheels while parked on a slope.


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