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I've read that when the engine is racing, it can take some force to get the transmission into neutral. Don't know if that's actually true (never tried, and I us
by damoncali 16y ago
I've read that when the engine is racing, it can take some force to get the transmission into neutral. Don't know if that's actually true (never tried, and I usually drive a manual), but it would explain the failure.
- gregpilling 16y agoNope, usually pretty easy. In 1999 I had the the throttle linkage break on a 5-ton truck I was driving up I-10. It instantly went to full throttle, accelerating as madly as a heavy truck can, and I simply put it in neutral and signaled for the next exit and pulled over to the shoulder. The engine was screaming, it wouldn't shut off with the key (diesel) and I finally got it off by putting a book over the intake. Then I fixed the linkage with some wire and drove home.