Wellll, lets see ... I can think of 3 things to say right off-the-bat.
1) is it really going into gear? ... ie, is the shift linkage broken?
2) Is the clutch stuck? ...ie, is the clutch not re-engaging when the pedal
is released?
sometimes you can look (with a flashlight) through the opening where the
clutch fork goes into the bell housing and see enough of the clutch/pressure
plate to determine if its working ... use a helper to push and release the
clutch pedal while you watch
3) I'd guess its likely not the axle/diff ... raise the rear of the car so
that the wheels are off of the ground, start the car and have a helper put
it "in gear" and let out on the clutch . if the driveshaft is turning, the
problem is in the axle/diff, if it isn't, the problem is in the
trans/clutch.
Good luck! :)
~alan
'71B
Reply to:
Alan Lott
GTA, Auburn Univeristy
Department of Rehabilitation and Special Education
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net] On Behalf
Of Mike Razor
Sent: Sunday, July 04, 1999 7:08 AM
To: mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Broken TD
I knew it was to good to be true. Got 15 miles from home in the TD,
stopped at an intersection and it would not go. No big noise,
shifted in gear, let out the clutch and it did not go, of course
this was a major intersection. I pushed it off to the side of the
road, checked the clutch linkage, that had previously fallen out
after the loss of a clevis pin, it was working, care would go in and
out of gear but was not getting any power to the rear wheels.
What gave out? An axle? The rear diff? How can I troubleshoot with
out taking it all apart?
Thanks!
Mike R
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