Hi Jerry, Michael,
I'm not so sure about that. The OD pump is running any time that the car
is moving. What is so different about towing? Actually, the pump
pressure relief/bypass valve will operate, it is always bypassing when
the pump is operating, & may result in considerably more oil being
spread around to lube the transmission. Personally, I have towed a BN2
800 miles with the driveshaft connected. No harm done to anything. Take
your choice I guess.
Dave Russell
BN2
jerry adams wrote:
> Mike,
>
> I have read horror stories of people having cars towed for some other
> reason than transmission trouble and then after having the car
> repaired begin to have transmission trouble weeks or months later.
> The cause being that the pressure built up by the oil pump knocked
> out the seals while being towed. The rule of thumb that I read about
> being that if the car was being towed more than 5-10 m9iles the
> drive shaft should be removed. Jerry BN2
>
> Awgertoo@aol.com wrote:
>
> I've heard some folks say it is not good to tow a rear-wheel drive
> car while the rear wheels are on the ground unless the drive shaft is
> disconnected, the reason given being that the transmission's
> bearings are splash-fed by the gears' spinning and that the mainshaft
> will thus not be lubricated during towing. Does anyone have any
> information on this?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
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