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1. towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: "James Pickard" <geowiz.sgy@cox.net>; Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 23:18:20 -0500; Any problem towing a Tiger using one of those car dollies - front wheels strapped to the dolly and the back wheels on the road? Anybody ever use one of these? Any problems?; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00105.html (7,218 bytes)
2. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: John Clark <clarkjc@runbox.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 01:20:33 -0400; Hi James, I towed my Tiger for about 250 miles on one of those with no problems. Just remember to disconnect the driveshaft before you start, or you may break your differential. - John B382000703LRXF; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00106.html (7,564 bytes)
3. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 04:44:04 -0700; Ok, I'll bite. Just why would it break your differential? I towed mine on all four wheels on the ground from Seatle to Oakridge Tenn without problems using a tow bar (no not attached to the bumper, h; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00107.html (8,556 bytes)
4. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: John Clark <clarkjc@runbox.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:14:43 -0400; I was told by a friend of mine, who is an ASE certified mechanic, that towing with the driveshaft installed places load on the gears in the differential "the wrong way." I just did a quick search wit; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00108.html (8,526 bytes)
5. RE: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: John Clark <clarkjc@runbox.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:24:40 -0400; This is what I did to prepare my Tiger for towing on a dolly: 1) Drain the transmission of oil. 2) Locate the 4 bolts holding the driveshaft to the mounting flange on the rear end. 3) Mark one bolt a; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00109.html (8,185 bytes)
6. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: Carmods@aol.com; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 09:43:02 EDT; <<Any problem towing a Tiger using one of those car dollies - front wheels strapped to the dolly and the back wheels on the road? Anybody ever use one of these? Any problems?>> I towed my Tiger 200; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00110.html (7,971 bytes)
7. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:08:57 -0700; Well, that is curious in several aspects. The first being that towing puts a load on the diff gears in the wrong way--does the ASE mechanic never coast ? When you take your foot off the gas pedal, yo; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00111.html (10,006 bytes)
8. RE: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: "Theo Smit" <theo.smit@dynastream.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 08:07:49 -0600; According to what I've heard, the main issue with towing a manual transmission car is that the mainshaft in the transmission gets turned by the driveshaft, but that's all - since it's in neutral, the; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00112.html (8,685 bytes)
9. RE: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 12:06:40 -0300; I'd like to add my 2c worth to this string of subjectivity. I towed an MGC on a dolly mid-winter from Marblehead, Mass. to Nova Scotia with one of these evil contraptions called a "dolly". It's fine; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00113.html (9,966 bytes)
10. RE: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: " Ron Fraser" <rfraser@bluefrog.biz>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 11:38:06 -0400; Personally I prefer to load the gears by driving my Tiger. If I put any car on a dolly I would disconnect the drive shaft to eliminate the drag and turning of any of the transmission parts; read that; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00114.html (9,483 bytes)
11. Towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: Carmods@aol.com; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 17:54:04 EDT; Here are my final comments on towing. plain ol' mayf When you take your foot off the gas pedal, you are loading the gears in the "wrong way" exactly as in towing. As to the drive shaft balancing, did; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00117.html (9,943 bytes)
12. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: John Clark <clarkjc@runbox.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 22:07:56 -0400; I brought up that same point when he first mentioned it. His response was, "I don't coast for hundreds of miles." As I said, I believe marking the driveshaft mounting flange is for balance reasons. I; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00119.html (9,084 bytes)
13. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: Theo Smit <tsmit@shaw.ca>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:55:52 -0600; This is belaboring a point, but... unless you decelerate just exactly as much as you accelerate, your car is going to remain in motion ;). While deceleration torque through the differential is vastly; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00120.html (8,756 bytes)
14. Re: towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: "Tom Witt" <wittsend@jps.net>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:26:24 -0700; accidentally try to reassemble them 180 degrees out of position... it's so dimwits don't try to put it back together 90 degrees out of position. The fact that nothing lines up when they try that doe; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00122.html (8,252 bytes)
15. FW: Towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: Dave Munroe <dave@munroe.ca>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 08:37:59 -0300; Thanks for the "agreement", and the corrections. You are correct, of course about the Tiger driveshaft being a strait shot from the tranny to the rear end. I was thinking about my MGB shaft which in; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00123.html (9,671 bytes)
16. Re: Towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 05:33:11 -0700; I sent a "great job on the summary list" and it bounced because I had forgotten to remove the trailer. My last comment was that I wuz gonna look into the top loader and see if it lubricates during a; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00124.html (10,199 bytes)
17. Towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: Carmods@aol.com; Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:02:57 EDT; You say, "The reverse counter shaft gear is always in full mesh with the output main shaft and turns all the time (you get reverse when you slide the slider gear into mesh with another main shaft ge; /html/tigers/2004-10/msg00125.html (8,227 bytes)
18. Towing a Tiger (score: 1): Author: Carmods@aol.com; Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 08:53:09 EDT; If your Tiger has a T-5 five speed, you should disconnect the drive shaft to avoid damage to the transmission. John Logan; /html/tigers/2006-05/msg00030.html (6,113 bytes)

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