chrispitt
chrispitt New Reader
5/9/13 2:23 a.m.

If a parked car is struck, can its transmission be damaged?

novaderrik
novaderrik UberDork
5/9/13 2:25 a.m.

depends on how hard it was struck..

The_Jed
The_Jed Dork
5/9/13 7:38 a.m.

Depends on what it was struck by...

Woody
Woody MegaDork
5/9/13 7:39 a.m.

aussiesmg
aussiesmg UltimaDork
5/9/13 7:42 a.m.

I suspect it was struck by a canoe

RossD
RossD UberDork
5/9/13 7:44 a.m.

If it was in gear or something like that, it might be able to force something. More than likely, though, the tires would slide before gears would shear.

If the car was hit hard enough to tweak the frame it could crack the transmission case:

EastCoastMojo
EastCoastMojo PowerDork
5/9/13 8:09 a.m.

If it was merely struck by the oddity of your questions, then I don't suppose the impact would be severe enough to cause damage to the transmission.

iceracer
iceracer UberDork
5/9/13 8:12 a.m.

Manual- probably not. Automatic- could damage the park pawl.

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