Can't get it out of PARK

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Originally Posted by JCL

I might be missing something here, but shouldn't the wheels turn without the handbrake on? What would stop them? When you turned one wheel, did an opposing wheel rotate in the opposite direction? The parking pawl/ratchet is in the trans, and so one wheel spinning forward by hand with the driveline fixed will just spin the opposing wheel in reverse. Or did I misunderstand?

Jeff

Jeff,

Just a thought, might be the front wheels they are refering to. X drive releases the clutch pack to the front wheels with ignition off, so the front prop shaft can spin freely through the front diff. Not the rear though, its always connected to the gearbox, so if in park (auto), not possible to turn just 1 wheel freely, without the opposite wheel spinning in the opposite direction.

Mat