How important is it to disconnect driveshaft when dolley towing? Going 1400 miles.
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How important is it to disconnect driveshaft when dolley towing? Going 1400 miles.
As the subject. Possibly towing my 84 TA by dolley 1400 miles. How important is it to disconnect the drive shaft?
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Re: How important is it to disconnect driveshaft when dolley towing? Going 1400 mile
Depends on how much you want your transmission to work when you get there.
Seriously, DS installed turns the main shaft. You'll be in neutral whichever tan you have. For manual, neither the input nor (more importantly) counter shaft will be turning to move the oil to lubricate everything. The bearings will spin dry, then hot, then gall and fail. Auto is similar; without the TC turning the oil pump, no oil flow, dry bearings, burnt trans.
Seriously, DS installed turns the main shaft. You'll be in neutral whichever tan you have. For manual, neither the input nor (more importantly) counter shaft will be turning to move the oil to lubricate everything. The bearings will spin dry, then hot, then gall and fail. Auto is similar; without the TC turning the oil pump, no oil flow, dry bearings, burnt trans.
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Re: How important is it to disconnect driveshaft when dolley towing? Going 1400 mile
Depends on how much you want your transmission to work when you get there.
Seriously, DS installed turns the main shaft. You'll be in neutral whichever tan you have. For manual, neither the input nor (more importantly) counter shaft will be turning to move the oil to lubricate everything. The bearings will spin dry, then hot, then gall and fail. Auto is similar; without the TC turning the oil pump, no oil flow, dry bearings, burnt trans.
Seriously, DS installed turns the main shaft. You'll be in neutral whichever tan you have. For manual, neither the input nor (more importantly) counter shaft will be turning to move the oil to lubricate everything. The bearings will spin dry, then hot, then gall and fail. Auto is similar; without the TC turning the oil pump, no oil flow, dry bearings, burnt trans.
Never realized that's the reason your not supposed to flat tow em, but when you put it that way it's probably best to take the 5 minutes it takes to pull the shaft.
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From: Golden, CO
Car: 87 IROC
Engine: L31 350
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 4.10 D44
Re: How important is it to disconnect driveshaft when dolley towing? Going 1400 mile
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Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 4,795
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From: St. Cloud, MN
Car: 1984 Trans Am
Engine: LS1383 in work
Transmission: Magnum F - to be installed
Axle/Gears: Zexel Torsen 3.73, 28-spline mosers
Re: How important is it to disconnect driveshaft when dolley towing? Going 1400 mile
Depends on how much you want your transmission to work when you get there.
Seriously, DS installed turns the main shaft. You'll be in neutral whichever tan you have. For manual, neither the input nor (more importantly) counter shaft will be turning to move the oil to lubricate everything. The bearings will spin dry, then hot, then gall and fail. Auto is similar; without the TC turning the oil pump, no oil flow, dry bearings, burnt trans.
Seriously, DS installed turns the main shaft. You'll be in neutral whichever tan you have. For manual, neither the input nor (more importantly) counter shaft will be turning to move the oil to lubricate everything. The bearings will spin dry, then hot, then gall and fail. Auto is similar; without the TC turning the oil pump, no oil flow, dry bearings, burnt trans.
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