Automatic Dilemma - HELP!
May-25th-2003, 10:22 PM
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Automatic Dilemma - HELP!
Ok, here's the situation: my 1992 Camry LE is sitting outside of my garage, and I have to move it into the garage. The problem though is moving it. The tranmission does not work, so even if I could start the car, it would not help. Being an automatic, it is in 'Park', so the wheels are essentially locked. If I did start the car, I would not be able to turn it off in 'Neutral', only in 'Park' so that would be useless. Any suggestions to move the car? I really need to move it ASAP, so any ideas would be appreciated. Thank you VERY much!
May-25th-2003, 10:39 PM
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Well in my protege you can just 'knock' it down to neutral if u do it hard enough. Or if you gather a bunch of friends im sure brute force could move that beast.
May-25th-2003, 11:12 PM
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Lift the front tires with a floor jack and roll it wherever you need to go. It is a little dangerous, you have to be very careful not to drop the car. Worked great for a Grand Prix that we stripped the front end off of in Auto Tech.
May-26th-2003, 08:20 AM
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Awesome, thanks guys! I will try your suggestions. Now to get the battery hooked up... I just wanted to be safe because there is no oil in the engine or an intake assembly connected. 
May-26th-2003, 10:45 AM
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When I went up to try and fix it, I found out there is a shift lock override button! Wow does that make life easier...does that come standard on automatics? I haven't seen it before. Does the Protege have one?
May-26th-2003, 12:16 PM
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Originally posted by gcs118
When I went up to try and fix it, I found out there is a shift lock override button! Wow does that make life easier...does that come standard on automatics? I haven't seen it before. Does the Protege have one?
When I went up to try and fix it, I found out there is a shift lock override button! Wow does that make life easier...does that come standard on automatics? I haven't seen it before. Does the Protege have one?
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