Capri V6 Diff

[WOGBOY69]

hi all

well as you all well know i am rebuilding a 1972 v6 capri ....i have struck a problem ..
yesterday i installed the new built gearbox and installed the rebuilt tail shaft .hooked it all up ..hooked up the linkages for the gear changes.and what is on my mind the rear wheels are still moving when the car is in gear ..the car is still on car jacks the clutch is in and the cable is in . so iam really stuffed on what i have done wroung..does anyone have any clues.....

cheers

wogboy

[Dennis8]

Both rear wheels moving the same direction? Not just the diff doing its thing?

Are linkages correct - is the gearbox actually going into gear?

Is the tail shaft turning while you turn the wheels? If it is then I would lean towards an issue with gear selection or maybe something not quite right in the box (you did mention it was rebuilt).

Dennis

[WOGBOY69]

hi mate

the gears box work good the box works well ..well the thing is i havent driven it since i bought it .gone straite in the shed..
but it looks like the gear box is doing its job when you put in first the tail shaft does not spin freely like when in nutral..
i was told today to hold one side and see if the other side lockes ....
i am just hopping its not the diff thats all .......

[JG65TE]

leap on the brakes mate,, its probably just inertia making em spin. all good,

if not, something else is wrong .

[WOGBOY69]

yer iam just thinking .that if the hand break is not working the car should hold it self in gear..thats my main concern......

[JG65TE]

nah, pull ya handbrake up, i would bet anything the car wont stall

[Dennis8]

Hang on, when you say the wheels are turning when the car is in gear, I assume you mean with the engine off?

I assumed you meant that the rear is jacked off the ground, motor off, put it in gear and you can still turn a rear wheel, in this case the opposite wheel will turn in the opposite direction, thats what should happen. (unless you have a locker or a real tight lsd, in this case you wouldn't be able to turn it)

You need to secure one wheel and then see if you can turn the other, I bet you won't be able to and thats fine.

Sounds like some of the other replies are assuming you have the engine running.

All the best with it.

Cheers
Dennis

[WOGBOY69]

hi Dennis

no mate the motor is not running at all .it still not all complete if you go to my projects in the ford forums go to ford capri wogboy and you will see the stage that the car is up to ...
but i think the best way is to finish the car put it back on its wheels put it in gear and see if i can roll it forward..it realy should be locked up cause its in gear...true

then i can put my hand break on for more scureity as per normal.......

cause what i was trying to say was if your handbreak was not working at all well at least you have gears to hold the car in one spot..true

thats all iam trying to get to .but i hope your right dennis .....ill start praying now..........

[WOGBOY69]

hi all

ill just keep everyone in the loop ..i drop the car on the ground today..after i did all the brakes .
and she works she locks in every gear......
iam so dam happy now one less thing to stress about.........now i can