Four wheel drive locked in but front tires wont spin in 96 chevorlet sliverado

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I have a 96 oldsmoblie cirea it will shift but not engauge and front wheels are locked in place

unlock your front brakes first. if it's front wheel drive, with locked front brakes, it would shift but wont run or you burn your transmission clutch. if it is not front wheel drive, if transmission shifts, rear wheels should turn or spin.

Mar 21, 2016 • Cars & Trucks

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Transfer case troubleshooting

no year.????
what are tires touching , ice, nah, dirt? must we guess?????
its and offroad vehicle so we need that. data.
both front tires have zero torque? to the ground or what.?

you can check this out on jack stands.
put it in 4wd and make sure the front drive shaft spins, does it.>?
yes, good, no then transfer case
yes then front axle lock failure. the FSM covers all this.
my wanglers all have part time 4wd drive. not AWD.
so do the testing on dirt or damage the transfer case.
wind up is bad.
the car has no center differential. so do not drive it on pavement ice free. in 4wd. or bam, bad happens.
http://www.rubicon-trail.com/4WD101/driveline-bind.html

Jul 25, 2014 • Jeep Wrangler Cars & Trucks

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When my car is stuck in the snow and doesnt seem to get traction only one wheel spins and not the other and its front wheel drive wouldnt both spin?

No, even a 4x4 will have only 1 wheel that will spin on each axle in this instance. It's called a floating differential. For stock vehicles with non locking differentials like you have, both cannot spin or have full power at the same time. Hard to explain on this, but picture your car making a hard right turn. Both front wheels would be spinning at different speeds because of the turn. The passenger side tire is spinning much slower than the drivers side tire, therefore if both were spinning at the same time, your tires would chirp and skip on the pavement which would eventually ruin your differential. In offroad applications, we WANT the differentials locked and turning at the same time with true 4x4. But in normal everyday vehicles, even standard stock 4x4's, only 1 tire will do the spinning per axle unless it has possitraction or full locked axle. Clear as snow?

Mar 13, 2014 • Ford Taurus Cars & Trucks

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I just got stuck twice in two different icy parking spaced with my 2004 Trailblazer. The front tire was on dry road, and the indicator said it was in 4 hi. Why was the rear driver-side tire spinning? Is...

Unless you have a locking differential in the rear, then the drivers rear would just spin, and the passenger side rear would do nothing. Now on the front, the passenger side front is the power wheel. If the passenger side front wasn't spinning either, then you may have an actuator problem. The other problem too look into would be the TCCM (transfer case control module) could be going bad.

Feb 13, 2011 • 2004 Chevrolet TrailBlazer

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Front tires wont engage in four wheel drive

if the actuateor is vacumed,you might have have a hose that came off or it has a split in it somewhere,check that.or if you have posilock hubs one or both may be wore out or lacking grease,they are easy to remove,just a hex wrench and snapring pliers is all you need,remove and inspect for obvious sighns of wear.

Feb 03, 2010 • 1997 Ford Ranger SuperCab

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92 wrangler wont go into four wheel

If you have an actuator box on the passenger front axle that may be disconnected or broken. If not remove the cover from the front differential and check the gears...they may be broken.

Jan 13, 2010 • 1992 Jeep Wrangler

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My four wheel drive is not working my front tires are not spinning in my 2002 kia sportage

the front hubs aren't locking. try replacing with WARN industries manual locking hubs. the auto hubs slip out a lot

Nov 03, 2009 • 1999 Kia Sportage

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Transfer case locks into low gear but front wheels do not pull

You have to have your front hubs locked in for four-wheel drive to work

Jun 10, 2009 • 1992 Jeep Wrangler

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Feels like truck is stuck in 4 wheel drive

If your tires are on the ground the drive shaft wont spin, it sounds like your push button is either not connected or the one in the transfer case is jamed

Feb 10, 2009 • 2003 Ford F150 Regular Cab

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Dodge 4x4 Doesn't Engage

1998 dodge ram quad..front end wont lock in or the lights come on to tell you its in 4x4..***** little

Oct 03, 2008 • 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 Truck

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If the Tires wont spin then it isnt locked in.
If it really is engaged like you think it is and they dont turn then something is broken in the differential. If that was the case then it should be makeing lots of noise.
Now it is very very common for the electro-mechanical device that engages the the 4wheel drive at the differential to go bad. If you look at the front differential you cant miss the 4 wheel drive actuator. It has a couple wires that come out and plug into the wiring harness.
Usually if this part fails I understand the 4wheel drive indicator lights wont come on? I could be wrong on that. My sub is 3 years older and that was the case with it.

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Check the electronic device of the front wheel drive ,check its fuse, with the help of an electrician ,if working manualy check with a mechanic,sometimes wires which RE CONNECTED with differentials they are worn aor get dmaged,where are the simple times where no cars on the planet??!so many problems with this technology...

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Power distribution is spread 20% to the front wheels & 80% to the rear wheels maybe 30% 70% the reason being that if the front tyres spin while the rear tyres are spinning the car will generally only travel straight ahead & traveling straight ahead on a corner is bad

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