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Once shift in gear car wont move engine just revs

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First off check all of the obvious things. The most important is the transfer case shifter, make sure your transfer case is not in neutral. Seems obvious but it is easy to overlook. Next check the fluid in your clutch resivior or if it is an automatic check the transmission fluid. After that there are only three things it could be with a manual transmission. The Clutch master cylinder, slave cylinder, or the clutch itself. All of these can be checked by a qualified mechanic. With an automatic transmission it could be a multitude of different problems internal to the transmission. The only other thing I would check on an automatic is the shifter linkage to be sure the tranny is actually going into drive. After checking the shifter linkage I would take it to a qualified mechanic.

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Have your transmission check by a technician because i think you have a faulty clutch lining

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