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Re: Going to and fro...

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Subject: Re: Going to and fro...
From: "A. B. Bonds" <ab@vuse.vanderbilt.edu>
Date: 31 Oct 1997 08:53:37 -0600
In <199710310535.VAA00698@mailtod-112.bryant.webtv.net>, Nory wrote:
>While we're on the subject, why are you supposed to disconnect the
>driveshaft when you're towing?  I know you're supposed to, but I don't
>know why.
>
The lubing system in many trannies is driven by the input shaft, which
is not moving when you tow.  The output shaft is moving and lots of
surfaces are sliding on one another without lubrication.

                        A. B. Bonds


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