Should front wheels turn when in park

S

SpeedyA

Active Member
Joined
Feb 26, 2019
Messages
45
Reaction score
9
So I took ny car in for a safety check, they put it up on they lifter and tested everything. I left the car in park with the hand break up. So I noticed when they turned the front wheels, it still turned and the back wheels were locked in place. After they were done and I was ready to leave, had some difficulty changing from park to drive just for that moment. My question is, does the park gear act on the front wheels or the back wheels? Its a hyundai vehicle.
 
SpeedyA said:
So I took ny car in for a safety check, they put it up on they lifter and tested everything. I left the car in park with the hand break up. So I noticed when they turned the front wheels, it still turned and the back wheels were locked in place. After they were done and I was ready to leave, had some difficulty changing from park to drive just for that moment. My question is, does the park gear act on the front wheels or the back wheels? Its a hyundai vehicle.
Click to expand...
This helps nothing, is it front or rear wheel drive? that will be your answer.
 
It would depend if your car is front wheel drive or rear wheel drive, Park normally acts on the drive shaft.
 
well that sux trying to do a handbrake turn on a front wheel drive car.
back in my day it locked the back wheels up
 
Ok
Zuner said:
Cool, then park would act upon the front wheels.
Click to expand...
Ok, so would it be an issue if the front wheels turn when the car is up on a stand in the air, or is it normal for that to happen?
 
Oh wait, nevermind
i see its in Park and not handbrake, my bad
 
If both front wheels were in the air they will still turn, one forward and the other backwards as the force of you turning one wheel is transferred through the differential to the other wheel.. Park locks the transmission, not the wheels.
 
Out of interest this is what your park "Gear" is:

Screenshot 2020-09-10 121946.png

In an automatic transmission there is a ring with teeth on the output shaft of the transmission. When the transmission is shifted into park a lever called the parking pawl is lowered against the ring. If the parking pawl did not land squarely into an opening in the ring the car will roll slightly and there will be a usually an audible click. The parking pawl now holds the output shaft from turning.
Click to expand...
 
I'm surprised your gearbox is still in one piece. Park locks your transmission, so if both front-wheels are being pushed in the same direction like on those testing machines it should have shredded your gearbox.
 
SmuGS said:
If both front wheels were in the air they will still turn, one forward and the other backwards as the force of you turning one wheel is transferred through the differential to the other wheel.. Park locks the transmission, not the wheels.
Click to expand...
Was just busy typing this.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X