thanks Brian
never thought of that
towed each of my cars 500+ miles with the d/s in place
i know one still works and i hope the other... live
and learn :-(
lou
--- Brian Hollands <bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com> wrote:
> The issue with towing centers around the way the
> transmission lubricates
> itself. If you're towing with the drive shaft
> attached, car in neutral,
> what happens is that the drive shaft spins the
> transmissions main shaft, but
> nothing else. That's the key. All of the gear oil
> is in the bottom of the
> trans and stays there unless the counter shaft is
> spinning. The counter
> gears pick the oil up and puts it on the main shaft
> gears. From there it
> goes through the holes in the main shaft gears to
> lube the rollers and
> bushings. If you spin the main shaft only, as in
> towing with the drive
> shaft attached, you run the risk of burning up the
> roller/needle bearings
> under the main shaft gears as well as the big roller
> bearings too.
> When the engine is running, the car is in neutral,
> and the clutch is engaged
> such as idling at a stop light, the input shaft
> spins (attached to the
> clutch disc) and as a result the countershaft spins
> too which continues to
> lubricate everything. When you're driving (in gear)
> you get the same
> situation except that the main shaft is spinning
> too.
> Bottom line, if the main shaft is spinning you want
> the countershaft
> spinning too.
>
> Brian '69 2000
> Tampa, FL
> http://web.tampabay.rr.com/oilleak/
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> the rule is yes
> but i don't see why
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