Certainly wrote:
> On Jan 30, 9:09 am, UseNet Reader <usenet247rea...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
>> My sister is driving a 90 Bonneville that she claimed was running
>> roughly. But she wasn't too specific about what it was doing.
>>
>> So I went out to see what was wrong - the car started up fine, and I
>> backed out of the driveway, went to put it in drive and it wouldn't
move
>> forward other than to coast downhill. It won't go forward in any gear.
>> SO I had to back it back into the driveway.
>>
>> I got it up on jackstands, and the left front wheel will turn when put
>> into drive or other forward gears, but the right wheel won't.
>>
>> So I was wondering if anyone has any idea about what that might be?
>> Differential that needs to be serviced out of the car, or something
>> simple that could be fixed by dropping the pan or making some other
>> adjustment?
>
> More than likely the left front wheel is just turning due to lack of
> rotational resistance. It is probably going to be a bit more severe
> than you think. First of all, is it low on fluid? What condition is
> the fluid in, is it burn't smelling or discolored, if so, the damage
> is probably done. You can pull the pan and check for debris(metal,
> clutch material), just to confirm a problem. You did not state how
> many miles are on it.
Car is not low on fluid, and it is not burnt. The car was not used
heavily for years, and has less than 100K miles on it.
While in Drive and up on jack stands, the left wheel turns fine, and the
right doesn't turn at all.
But on the ground, the car will move fine under its own power in
REVERSE, but it will not move forward in DRIVE or any other forward gear.
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