1991 Corolla -NEED HELP - Automatic Tranny Locked up

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JUNEBUG

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Hey guys!
Need a Lil HELP Please ! :) , and THANKS IN ADVANCE :cool:

1991 TOYOTA COROLLA
A lil back ground:
I just had motor rebuilt, just got it back,drove maybe ?? 30-40 miles?? , runs like a champ!
had a small exhaust leak, i knew about pre motor work......So I drive 10 miles to Muffler Shop where a buddy is to weld up coupler that is just before the muffler , for free............. Get muffler welding done.........Leave muffler shop after BSing with buddy for a hour after he does work.Car gets 200 yards down road,doing about 30-40 MPH and the front wheels lock up!!!!! Left me in middle of the road flagging traffic till a tow truck could come and get it out of middle of road.
Jacked up rear end , both wheels spin free
Jacked up front end , wheels spin , but are locked and spin together.
**IT WILL NOW ROLL IN NEUTRAL.
***WHEN I JACK UP FRONT END, START THE MOTOR,PUT IN DRIVE, IT RUNS GREAT,BUT WHEELS WILL NOT GO WHEN I APPLY THE ACCELERATOR.MOTOR ACTS LIKE IT IS UNDER A LOAD BUT NOTHIN HAPPENS :)
****WHEN I MOVE SHIFTER, MY BUDDY CAN SEE THE TRANNY LINKAGE MOVING ON THE TRANNY UNDER THE HOOD......( AS IF, ALL IS SHIFTING GOOD, BUT NOTHING )


QUESTIONS:
What would make the transmission just LOCK UP while driving??
Is there anything I can check visually????
Does this sound like something internal / binding broken parts inside???? :eek:
SHAFT issue????

Just got home and thinkin out loud...........THANKS FOR ANY HELP GUYS
 
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BranDee

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did your tires roll in the same direction or opposite direction when you had front end jacked up? look at my thread if you can. i had a similiar thing happen to my 1992 some say its my tranny
 
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JUNEBUG

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THANKS.....I WILL WATCH YER THREAD ALSO!:):cool:

yeah, when the front end was jacked up.........the front wheels spun together/same direction/locked together,but same as you when on ground , "NOTHING",IT WONT BUDGE AN INCH , IN ANY GEAR!:mad:
 
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JUNEBUG

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CONCLUSION TO MY ISSUE:
DIFFERENTIAL was run dry of oil, and in turn it froze the shaft to the bearings inside , it also damaged the GOVENAR.
I had to have the transmission rebuilt.
The well established local shop had a VERY HARD TIME finding parts!!! All were ordered from a source in Japan , once found, and a premium was paid for said parts.
There were NO USED transmissions avail we could find in the states..............

REMEMBER TO CHECK THOSE DIFFS , BOYS N GIRLS.............. ESPECIALLY ON these older yota's that are separate (tranny shop told me they change this on newer models,and now it dumps over and both use same res,) , and IT IS HARD TO GET TO!
I HAD NO CLUE.......$1400 LESSON Folks
 
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