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NiSmO · 04-09-2008 8:31am #1

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fletch · 04-09-2008 8:58am

What happened the GT if you don't mind me asking?

NiSmO · 04-09-2008 9:03am

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cormie · 04-09-2008 9:07am

Try put it in 1st gear and release the clutch very slowly, or try reverse aswell. Or jack up a wheel at a time and put a bit of old carpet underneath each driving wheel.

fletch · 04-09-2008 9:12am

Hope you get it sorted....jacking it up while its on the grass wouldn't be safe would it?

NiSmO · 04-09-2008 9:14am

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peasant · 04-09-2008 9:17am

yepp ...nothing as slippery as mucky grass.
Even 4WD's can get stuck in that ...or just slide uncontrolably

Gregor Samsa · 04-09-2008 9:21am

fletch wrote: »

Hope you get it sorted....jacking it up while its on the grass wouldn't be safe would it?

You'd need to put something with a large surface area under the jack - some plywood or something like that.

cormie · 04-09-2008 9:24am

That's pretty deep alright! Did a few of you try and push it yet

NiSmO · 04-09-2008 9:29am

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cormie · 04-09-2008 9:35am

Tug O War? Anywhere on the back to tie something onto and lean back against the little stone wall against the grass?

Just thinking of different ways because it's very easy to get stuck in a heavy van on the likes of loose gravel and everything

fletch · 04-09-2008 12:35pm

well...did ya get it sorted?

NiSmO · 04-09-2008 12:43pm

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Esel · 04-09-2008 10:27pm

cormie wrote: »

Try put it in 1st gear and release the clutch very slowly...

That should read 2nd gear, Cormie - or even 3rd! Definitely not 1st.

cormie · 04-09-2008 10:37pm

How come? Not sure of the mechanics, but they all get the wheels moving just as slow, right? As long as the wheels are moving slowly it should have a better chance I thought?

Esel · 05-09-2008 12:19am

Trust me on this one, Cormie. Maybe one of the experts here will explain, or you could google it. Same thing applies for snow/ice, obviously.

cormie · 05-09-2008 2:15am

Yeah, heard it for snow and ice before alright

Maybe it's so you don't risk pressing too hard and make it spin too quick? Awaiting experts input :pac:

peasant · 05-09-2008 7:43am

In a low gear you transfer much more force (torque) to the wheels than in a high one. That's why you can't normally drive off in high gear.

A slippy surface can only take so much torque before the friction disappears and spin starts. The less torque you put in (the higher the gear) the higher the chance that you maintain grip.

But on mud or sheet ice that's pretty much academic anyway ...you can't even walk on it and that's a fairly low force affair

cormie · 05-09-2008 7:46am

would slowly letting your foot off the clutch in first not just have the same effect as trying to do it in 2nd/3rd gear without it stalling though?

peasant · 05-09-2008 7:48am

Theoretically yes ...but in practice what you need to do is use 2nd or 3rd AND be very gentle with the clutch to have any chance.

cormie · 05-09-2008 7:55am

Yeah, that's probably be better alright. Just thought it would have conked out in a heavy van trying it in 2nd/3rd much easier than it would in 1st.

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