Should wheels spin when jacked up?

Thats normal for a front wheel drive car with the tranny in park and other drive wheel on ground. If you jack up both wheels the other will spin reverse direction. If you are in neutral then it would spin freely.

What does it mean when front wheel spins freely?

I’d bet when you turn the driver’s side wheel, you’ll notice the shaft turn between the front diff and the transfer case, the passenger side is just spinning the half shaft between the diff and the wheel and not the shaft between the front diff and the transfer case.

Is it normal for the front wheels to spin when you jack up the car?

If your car has RWD, then it is perfectly normal for the front wheels to be able to spin when you jack up the front end of the car. What is the make and model of the car in question?

Why does my Mercury Sable front wheel not spin?

Greetings! Need help my 2005 Mercury sable front passenger wheel is not spinning feels like I’m on ice waited about a half hour and then its spinning I’m able to drive it why would this happen ? Thank you Change the flex hoses.

Why does my front wheel not spin freely?

Before took off my tires, when lifted my tires spin freely. after changing all tires, i turned on my car and tried to reverse but the engine would rev but car was still. I then put it on drive it moved a little but had clicking sound as if it was too tight i loosen the lugs.

If your car has RWD, then it is perfectly normal for the front wheels to be able to spin when you jack up the front end of the car. What is the make and model of the car in question?

Is there a connection between the front and rear wheels?

With the engine off, there is no connection between the front and rear wheels. (There’s no transmission hydraulic pressure to activate the Transfer Clutch that links the front and rear drives.)

What happens when you spin one wheel in a car?

If you’ll notice, when you spin one wheel the other one spins in the opposite direction. There’s no way for that to happen when both wheels are on the ground, so the car can’t roll when it’s in park.