11-07-2020, 05:53 PM
Something like this happened to me on a campsite in Switzerland once - engine still running, but couldn't de-select first & car wouldn't move in any direction. With back axle jacked up (and handbrake released!) the rear wheels will turn.
In my case there was excessive free play in the box and the first gear cog had basically jumped over the detent springs and gone far enough off the end of the shaft to tilt slightly & jam against the inside of the casing.
Nothing inside was damaged, but it had to be stripped down, and even then took some effort to free the jammed gear.
In my case there was excessive free play in the box and the first gear cog had basically jumped over the detent springs and gone far enough off the end of the shaft to tilt slightly & jam against the inside of the casing.
Nothing inside was damaged, but it had to be stripped down, and even then took some effort to free the jammed gear.