Strange thing happened this weekend...
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Strange thing happened this weekend...
So I had the car jacked up in the front (only) on two jackstands. I was replacing the Serpentine/PS belt and i fired it up after I had replaced them to make sure there was no squeaking, etc.
The car was in neutral, but when i started it both front tires rotated ever so slowly. Its a manual, and it seems really strange to me why this would happen.
Is this AT ALL normal?
Also, i stopped them rotating by hand, and they stopped, but when I revved the engine in neutral, they started to go again.
Any ideas?
The car was in neutral, but when i started it both front tires rotated ever so slowly. Its a manual, and it seems really strange to me why this would happen.
Is this AT ALL normal?
Also, i stopped them rotating by hand, and they stopped, but when I revved the engine in neutral, they started to go again.
Any ideas?
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What I think is going on is as the gears are spinning around in the transmission, the lack of resistance (wheels being on the ground) is allowing the gear oil to create an extremely inefficient fluid linkage, much like what you find in a torque converter.
As you observe this sort of thing though, please keep this safety video in mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...j-fhiTA#t=164s
As you observe this sort of thing though, please keep this safety video in mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...j-fhiTA#t=164s
#6
What I think is going on is as the gears are spinning around in the transmission, the lack of resistance (wheels being on the ground) is allowing the gear oil to create an extremely inefficient fluid linkage, much like what you find in a torque converter.
As you observe this sort of thing though, please keep this safety video in mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...j-fhiTA#t=164s
As you observe this sort of thing though, please keep this safety video in mind:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...j-fhiTA#t=164s
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