I'm working on the rear brakes on my 280e auto. How do I get to turn the wheel by hand? I've tried neutral but it doesn't seem to go far before running into very solid (gear-like) resistance.
tia
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19 years ago
probably a dumb question
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19 years ago
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looks to me a hand brake problem or a disc not exactly round anymore
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19 years ago
Both rear end wheel must be in air to rotate.. be very careful when you jack up and use wheel chocks.
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19 years ago
why's that? the differential (providing it isnt siezed, which could explain the strong resistance) will allow one wheel to turn independantly of the other, thats the point of a differential.
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19 years ago
Somewhat... but obviously you haven't played around with rear end...
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19 years ago
Could be what we used to call "limited slip" which doesn't allow this to happen. Kind of nice feature when you have one wheel hanging off the road....
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19 years ago
i think he needs to jack the rearend up before trying to spend the wheel.
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19 years ago
That is also possible...