Jon "Sheer" Pullen wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Sep 05, 2002 at 04:34:00PM -0400, VanDerWal, Peter MSgt wrote:
> > > Whoa there, this is very likely BAD ADVICE. Many transmission can be
> > > damaged by putting them in neutral and towing them any significant
> distance,
> > > 15 miles might just be enough.
> >
> > I was under the impression this was only an issue with automatic
> > transmissions, which have an oil pump driven by the input shaft to
> > lubricate some of the moving parts. As far as I know, that's not
> > true of any manual transmissions, but I'm far from being an expert...
>
> Honda expressly says in the manual for several of their cars not to tow the
> manual transmission version for more than a hundred miles with the wheels on
> the ground. Ford states in the Contour manual that the manual transmission
> version should not be towed for further than 50 miles with the engine not
> running.
>
> OTOH, Mazda states that you can tow the GLC (later renamed the 323, I think)
> manual transmission for as long as you want, but recommends not exceeding 60
> mph.
>
> If in doubt, check your car manual, it will probably say.
>
> S.
With a front engine rear drive, just take the drive shaft off the pinion
on the differential. Then the problem is solved. The diffy takes care of
itself, and the car coasts very well. This is how Damon and I towed his
RX-7 that had a TH400 auto tranny.
Some of you might remember Damon and I ripping the drive shaft apart in
Denver 98 while a serious thunder storm decended on Bandimere.
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Rich Rudman
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