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12/14/2019 10:24 AM  #1


C4 Parking Pawl

Hey guys,
My son finally got his coupe on the road  Woo hooo.. The C4 seems to be working well and shifting great. Unfortunately, he came home the other day and went to pull into the garage. The car was sitting on a bit of ice. He went to pull in tire was spinning and thus car not moving. Put the car in park thinking something was up and effectively put the car in park while the driveline was spinning.( I think) Feels pretty awful, but thats how we learn.
Now it feels like the Ebrake is on and won't move. when you try to drive in forward or reverse. No strange noises. You can feel the torque converter clunk and load in R D L. Unloads in Neutral, but if you try to push the car in neutral it feels like it is in gear or park. Pulled the driveshaft out and pushed it into the garage. No problesms with differential and Driveshaft is locked and would not spin. Thinking maybe the parking pawl got jammed, damaged, stuck. Anybody know if we can pull the tailshaft in the car and see/ or get to the parking pawl without pulling the whole transmission? Any other thoughts or suggestions.
Q

 

12/15/2019 9:59 AM  #2


Re: C4 Parking Pawl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNEoVqr-iZg

My opinion - I think it will be much, much easier to work on if you pull the transmission.


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12/15/2019 1:47 PM  #3


Re: C4 Parking Pawl

Thanks John, I think you are right. better to just pull it out and open it up.

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