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In this Discussion
- grizzlyj September 2011
- Oldcar_Mechanic September 2011
- SuperDave September 2011
- Terraplane33 September 2011
78 Nova Help!!
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Hi all, hope you can help!
I have a 78 nova, i was driving it the other day and all of a sudden i heard a grinding noise, i pulled in my driveway and the car wouldnt shift to park. i get out of the car and look, and the passenger side wheel had slid out! i jacked the car up popped open the axle housing and i found the clip that holds the wheel in. the teeth on the axle don't look too ground down, im not sure how the wheel came out though. also, i started the engine up and it runs fine, but if i try to shift to park it makes a grinding noise. any ideas? this is my learning car... so any help would be appreciated! thanks so much.
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any help???
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When you start the car, do you do so in neutral? Have you tried to put the trans in park before starting it and then start it?
When the car is running, does it drive?
Ron -
the trans isn't shifting at all, i thought it wasn't for park only but when i try to shift it to park is when it makes the grinding noise. i figured out the rear axle problem, now onto the tranny problem haha. i emptied my oil and filter and ran a magnet over it, no metal residue. my next step was to take the pan off the tranny and check for anything in there, i don't think any gears busted but i honestly have no idea.
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So are you saying that you can not move the shift lever? Or you can but nothing happens when you do? If you are starting the car in neutral does the driveshaft turn when the engine is running? If the shaft is turning, then when you shift to park it will grind.
Ron -
I sounds strange to me, the loss of the wheel is one thing, the gear issue could be related to this issue but difficult to define what exactly could have happened :unsure:Location : France
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I think your problem is in the differential. The drive shaft is turning but not transferring motion to the wheels. Thats why you get a grinding sound when you shift to park. If the clip came out of the rear axle.. you have a major problem in there. Broken axle? stripped splines on the drive end ?
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or maybe damage to the gear due to a clear problem with the rear axle, could make sense...Location : France
