Can a rear wheel drive vehicle spin both wheels?
Both wheels should behave the same. Fairly sure you will only have traction on one wheel. Only one wheel will spin. If the rear end is not a limited slip it will behave this way. I recall doing this a few times when I was a kid with rear wheel drive vehicles. I would jack both rear wheels off the ground and accelerate. Only one wheel would spin.
What causes my back wheel to spin freely?
It might not be the disc brake. It might be that the hub is seized up from rust. You can check if it is the brake or not by loosening the caliper and spinning the wheel. If it spins freely it is the brake not the hub.
What’s the best way to rotate a car?
Jack the car up at the FRONT LEFT and remove the left-hand front wheel (for the purpose of this example). Replace this with the spare. Let the car down off the jack. Jack the car up at the LEFT REAR. Remove the left-hand rear wheel and replace with the one you took off the front. Move the jack to the FRONT RIGHT jacking point.
Why do the wheels turn when the car is in Park?
Though on a front-wheel drive car, engaging the parking brake (not park on the transmission) will lock the rear wheels. If, when one of the drive wheels is turned, the other drive wheel turns in the opposite direction, this is normal.
Why does my front wheel not spin freely?
Before took off my tires, when lifted my tires spin freely. after changing all tires, i turned on my car and tried to reverse but the engine would rev but car was still. I then put it on drive it moved a little but had clicking sound as if it was too tight i loosen the lugs.
Why do rear wheels turn in opposite directions?
The simple answer is nothing out of the ordinary for the vehicle to which they are attached. There is at least one situation where a vehicle’s rear wheels can turn in opposite directions such as when the steering wheels at the front are set for a 90° turn.
Though on a front-wheel drive car, engaging the parking brake (not park on the transmission) will lock the rear wheels. If, when one of the drive wheels is turned, the other drive wheel turns in the opposite direction, this is normal.
Do you rotate the tires if the tire rotation is free?
TOM: So, our feeling has always been that if the tire rotation is free, do it. In other words, if you’re having your brakes checked, and the wheels are already off the car and your mechanic is nice enough to put them back on different wheels for nothing, then do it. That’s what we do for our customers.