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    Urgent help

    Was just driving along & car stopped almost as if it had been popped into park. Was only doing a coiple of mph at the time but now won't move. Will drive forward about 2 feet & backwards about the same but that's it. Aweful noise coming from f/o/s but I'm stuck Any thoughts?
    Possibly the only VR4 that was driven by the current owner before being registered..... & it's a UK car

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    Something caught on the wheel? Allowing one revolution back and forth?

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    Don't know it's difficult to tell as too dark. Annoy though that the cover provided by @sky_insurance doesn't cover skids!

    My car is now stranded as cant flat tow, too low for the only flat beds they have in Norwich & even using skids, my car is then too wide to get on their beds. Now got to pay someone to disconnect the drive shafts so they car recover it. Wtf is that all about

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    just a thought but have you jacked it up and tried to manually rotate the wheels ? it could be just one hanging up .

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    Nope I don't have a jack in the car as the boot is stripped after respray & half the battery relocation being done. A mechanic is heading over in the morning to have a butchers but be good to know if its just a shaft or the entire box needs changing

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    I have an auto box to sell ;-)

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    Could be good to know as a backup. How much?

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    hope its a cheap fix for you

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    Me too lol. Thanks for help & messages. Currently half cut & now headin to a strip joint to drown sorrows so will reply in the morning woop woop paaartay

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    I had a car do that to me once - like a giant hand had grabbed the engine and stopped it from turning - turned out to be the main bearing had siezed. If that's your problem then the fact you were hardly moving may help a lot. If it's gear box then it might be time for that manual conversion you've been avoiding all this time!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark 4 View Post
    Strip Club - Norfolk
    I get it cheap cos ages ma sista

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    *shes not ages, bloody vodka

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    Keep going Chris. Maybe put some red bull in there.

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    It may be that a bolt has come out of the caliper support and the caliper is now catching the wheel - I had this happen to me once and it's a god awful noise.

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    Something with gearbox/propshaft/differential? Just thinking ...

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    Update, car now free wheels forwards but not back & lst all drive. All I can confirm at this stage is its not the rear diff & not driveshaft or cv so guessing gearbox or transfer box

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    And the winner is...

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