Yes but you should still pull the drive shaft out of the car being towed. They do undesireable things when they suddenly POP! into gear...
I think I read this here a long time ago. Pulling the drive shaft isn't too complicated is it? Do I disconnect it from the rear end and just secure it in place under the car or do I have to really remove it and put it somewhere else?
You want to REALLY secure driveshaft so you don't lose it. If you get a extra yoke, just pull driveshaft and install spare yoke, zip tie to tranny and problem solved. If not mistaken, when you tow with rear wheels turning, the cluster gear in your manual is what feeds oil to transmission. Short tows are ok, the tranny is not being lubed and that is the main problem on towing,,, dry bearings ain't no good! Is this a one time tow or will you be towing all the time?
I think I will be doing some future towing and even thinking about getting a tow dolly because I don't have room that big mamma jamma that keeps all wheels off the floor
so I guess I can tow with the rear tires down after looking into it. since the manual tranny is internally lubricated it would be safe to tow that way
Double check me here, engine has to turn to rotate input shaft in turn rotating the cluster gear, which is what lubes your tranny, So, no tow or short tows only, this is my thinking,,,
If you tow it with the drive shaft connected you will fry the tranny. 1 or 2 miles will not hurt it but I would not go any further than that. As stated before the trans gets is oil only from splash from the cluster gear.
Countershaft (clustershaft) only turns when the input shaft is turning. Since it is in the bottom of the case(in the oil) it carries oil up to the input and main shafts. So yeah, it will eat the bearings and bushings if you tow it too far. Been there, rebuilt that.
Are you talking about flat towing with the front wheels on the ground also or with a tow dolly? Reason I ask is I used to flat tow an M38A1 Willys Jeep years ago. I would unhook the drive shaft and wire it up out of the way. The problem with flat towing is the front tires on the towed car have to turn when you turn. I never had trouble except in the rain. Just wanted to warn you that in the rain on a light towed car the front will really want to push in in a slow turn. I took a slow turn and that jeep had me turned all around in the middle of a busy intersection. lol clint
if I did towing it would be with only 2 tires to the ground. disconnecting the drive shaft would be the best way but it just seems like hassle.
