> I got no reports of anyone having an actual problem with a
> transmission not being lubricated when flat towing. But maybe I just
> haven't heard from those folks.
Not a Spitfire, and I'm not certain how far it was towed with the rear wheels
on the ground. But I have the remains of a TR3
transmission that was apparently ruined by flat towing. The mainshaft was blue
where it engages with the bearing to the input shaft
(which I now use as a clutch alignment tool), and scored from running in the
dry bushings.
Even with Russian Roulette, you've got a 5 out of 6 chance.
Randall
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