Only rear wheels getting power?

JackVJackV Wagonist
in Engine & Drivetrain
Ok so i was messing around in the dirt and it seems like only the rear wheels are getting power since they are the only ones that will spin

as far as i know nothing has been done to this trans to make it rwd or anything.

Just curious as to why it would be doing that and what not, and how to test to see if the fronts are getting power.

noob question probably. but figured i'd ask anyways.

Comments

  • MrWhoopeeMrWhoopee Wagonist
    First thing I'd try is disengaging the rear wheel drive and see what happens. Could be a false alarm.
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    or u did what i did a couple years ago..... i managed to half ass break my tranny and all i had was RWD which isnt good on your viscouse at all so be nice till u figure out for sure what up.
  • JackVJackV Wagonist
    i hope to god i didn't break the trans. I'll try disengaging it tomorrow and see whats up.
  • JackVJackV Wagonist
    ok did it and no power. its raining here right now but ill check to see if the axles are even in tomorrow...
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    sounds like u broke the tranny just right. u could weld the viscouse coupler and have yerself a RWD honda.....
  • JackVJackV Wagonist
    so the guy put an accord axle on the drivers side... now to get money for a new axle
  • turbo_tegturbo_teg Council Member
    people have been using 90-93 integra axles intead of trying to hunt down actual RT axles.
  • red civic standardred civic standard familEE
    I had this same problem a few years back. One of my front axles had popped out of the trans...just enough that it was still in there just getting no power from the engine....the viscous coupler thought the front tires were spinning and sent all the power to the rear.
  • sabotagesabotage New Wagonist
    turbo_teg wrote:
    people have been using 90-93 integra axles intead of trying to hunt down actual RT axles.

    Will this work on 87 rt4wd as well? I need to swap my front right axle on my '87 RT.
    thanks,
    matt in SF
  • slowassrt4wdslowassrt4wd New Wagonist
    i had a similar problem, mine was that the halfshaft wasnt bolted up to the block because it had a y7 and didnt have the holes for it so they left it like that and i didnt know, anyway i noticed once i bought it because it was snowin and i was only gettin power to one of the rear wheels thats it...it was that the halfshaft had came out...booo
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