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semtex May-9th-2003 11:20 AM

$500 91 dx but.....
 
the thiong is there is something wrong with the drivetrain, when the car is running in netural the passenger side axel spins causing nasty grining in the passenger wheel

when clutch in press it stops spinning (the axel)

i couldnt see the driver side axel but there was no sound from the side so i assume it wasnt moving at all

the car will not move in any gear

the spedo will go up a little bit but not much, axel spins faster in gear and gets loud as fuck

engine runs great car just wont move

the guy said that one day he was backing out of his drive way and heard a pop then the car woulnd move ever again

he had a machanic look at it and he said it was something to do with the clutch, the clutch isnt burnt out cuz the pedal still go spring and all

any suggestions of what may be dammaged? cause? thank alot!

RX7_2ner May-9th-2003 12:48 PM

I'm gonna say differential or the splines are rounded off on the halfshaft. Maybe the CV joint got pulled apart and the two parts of the halfshaft are spinning around inside the boot. Get underneath the car and try to turn the halfshaft with your hand. There should be very little play.

Identity_X May-9th-2003 02:32 PM


Originally posted by RX7_2ner
Maybe the CV joint got pulled apart and the two parts of the halfshaft are spinning around inside the boot. Get underneath the car and try to turn the halfshaft with your hand. There should be very little play.
I'd assume that it's the cv joint as well. Same thing happened to my friend's Celica and the car would not move. Check that first and if it's not that, then maybe the flywheel is damaged.

islandpro May-9th-2003 07:27 PM

yep car will not move if joint is crap. i wouldnt really be to concerned with the differential as its still turning the axle.

Bruce95fmla May-9th-2003 07:43 PM

damn it's a dx..
I think that it maybe the axle , change the axle and put another one on the car and it should run ...
this is what happend to me one night in my protege ...
The frigin axle broke and when I steped on the gas you would hear a loud grinding and the tach and spedo would fly up .....
damn open dif ...
I say take it and fix the axle then sell it and use the extra money as savings or something
Bruce


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