Car only rolls backwards, it won’t roll forward
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Car only rolls backwards, it won’t roll forward
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I was driving along the coast and as I slowed to stop at a light, the car jerked and shut off. It fired up again no problem, but something is keeping it from moving forward. I am able to shift it into all 6 gears, but it won't roll forward. If I put it in reverse, it rolls backwards no problem. But if I put it in reverse, roll it backwards, and then put it in neutral, it won't start rolling forward...and I'm on a hill so it should. If I put it in gear and let the clutch out, the nose dives down like it's trying to move but it just boggs and stalls. It's like something is bound up, but it's letting it go in reverse no problem. Any ideas of what the problem could be?
I was driving along the coast and as I slowed to stop at a light, the car jerked and shut off. It fired up again no problem, but something is keeping it from moving forward. I am able to shift it into all 6 gears, but it won't roll forward. If I put it in reverse, it rolls backwards no problem. But if I put it in reverse, roll it backwards, and then put it in neutral, it won't start rolling forward...and I'm on a hill so it should. If I put it in gear and let the clutch out, the nose dives down like it's trying to move but it just boggs and stalls. It's like something is bound up, but it's letting it go in reverse no problem. Any ideas of what the problem could be?
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I know when my torque tube bearings took a dump the car would obnly go in reverse but after they rolled it off the flatbed it would go forward just not happily 
mind you mine TT bearings took a **** at 70mph and climbing...what a ride
mind you mine TT bearings took a **** at 70mph and climbing...what a ride
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I had been driving the car along the coast for about an hour and a half before this happened, did a couple pulls here and there but nothing 100% power. When the clutch is engaged I can hear an odd noise, kinda sounds like something is broken and tumbling, but when I press the clutch pedal the noise goes away. I know the clutch is engaging because when I try to make it roll forward it boggs and stalls and doesn't move an inch. You think that could be TT gone bad?
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Will it roll in neutral? If so, issue is upstream from the transmission.
That might point to the torque tube.
If it won't, might point to the trans or axles.
Let us know what you find!
That might point to the torque tube.
If it won't, might point to the trans or axles.
Let us know what you find!
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Will not roll forward in neutral, but it will roll backwards in neutral. Sometimes if I put it in first and give it gas and let the clutch out, it'll jump a foot or two and lock up again.
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Did’t say locked up but binding. It is possible. Jack up front and see if wheels turn freely in both directions. 
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When the car came to a stop it sounded like something broke. I don’t think it the brakes because we were able to push the car backwards with hardly any effort. And something in the rear of the car is making a rattling type sound like something it being tossed around that it didn’t do before. It’s not supper loud but when it’s idling you can definitely hear it. When the clutch is engaged it does it, when it’s disengaged it stops.
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When the car came to a stop it sounded like something broke. I don’t think it the brakes because we were able to push the car backwards with hardly any effort. And something in the rear of the car is making a rattling type sound like something it being tossed around that it didn’t do before. It’s not supper loud but when it’s idling you can definitely hear it. When the clutch is engaged it does it, when it’s disengaged it stops.
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That’s what I figured :/ It’s pushing 650 whp so I’m thinking about doing a build on the trans anyway....I guess now I have a pretty good excuse