I towed my MGB Race Car from Ft. Hood TX to Seattle at 50-60 mph on a two
wheel dolly without removing the drive shaft. It still functions as new. I
think that when its time to go it just goes and for those unlucky enough to
be towing, that's just when it happened. I really don't see what the
difference is. I've always been told that its just for reduced wear and
tear. There are some modern 4x4 and automatics that can't be towed, but a MG
should have no problem.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dmeadow@juno.com [SMTP:dmeadow@juno.com]
> Sent: Sunday, November 09, 1997 7:21 AM
> To: paul.hunt1@virgin.net
> Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Going to and fro...
>
> A friend recently nearly destroyed his newly rebuilt transmission by
> towing his B with one of those two wheel dollies. He said that one of
> the bearings in the transmission locked up because it was not getting
> lubrication. The first clue he had that something was wrong was the rear
> wheels of the B locked up and the car swung around and hit his pickup
> truck. Along with having to pull the engine to replace the bearing, he
> had to clean out all those metal filings out of the tranny. He also had
> some body work to do on the fender that hit the pickup. He would have
> avoided all this had he disconnected the prop shaft first. He did get
> about 40 miles before this happened, though. So short trips would likely
> be all right.
>
> When we covered this thread earlier this year, someone told a similar
> story of someone towing a TD without disconnecting the prop shaft. In
> that case, when the bearing in the transmission froze, the transmission
> itself started spinning. It largely destroyed the car from the inside
> out.
>
> David Littlefield
> Houston, TX
>
> On Fri, 07 Nov 1997 20:01:32 +0000 Paul Hunt <paul.hunt1@virgin.net>
> writes:
> >> From: Nory@webtv.net (Nory)
> >
> >> 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.
> >
> >In response to the many people advising against it, I would say that
> >(mixing two threads (a rope?)) whilst the manuals warn against driving
> >
> >the car in reverse if the overdrive is stuck in engagement, they only
> >advise disconnecting the prop-shaft when towing automatics.
> >
> >PaulH.
> >
> >
> >
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