[Healeys] 5-Speed towing

[Michael Oritt]

Al--

Here's a link to the site showing my question and the responses:
https://www.celicasupra.com/threads/flat-towing-question.120149/
The answer is still a mystery to me, and no opinion seems to be based upon
empiric evidence but rather "generally accepted wisdom".

I have a really cool tow rig that attaches to a set of the usual tow eyes
that bolt to the longitudinal frame members.  I've never towed my Healey
much further than 50-75 miles and the car tracks wonderfully with the
steering following along nicely, though one can only tow in a forward
direction.

I'd love to have a definitive answer!

Best--Michael Oritt

On Tue, Mar 7, 2023 at 6:22 PM alfuller194--- via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> For those of you who have converted to the Toyota 5-speed: can you confirm
> it is OK to tow the car with the rear wheels on the ground?
>
>
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> I towed a prior Healey with a Toyota W58 across country, and don’t recall
> having to remove the drive shaft – but can’t be sure…
>
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> Michael Oritt- Did you ever get an answer on the Celica forum to whether
> the W58 can be flat towed?
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> I need to tow my Austin-Healey with W58 for about 300 miles [Las Vegas to
> Los Angeles].
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> For those of you who don’t actually know and want to speculate: Yes, I do
> know I could jack up the car, disconnect the drive shaft, secure the shaft
> in a way it doesn’t let the fluid leak out nor fall off the car, and then
> repeat in the business lot where I am delivering the car.
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> ----------------
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> All the best,
>
>
>
> Al Fuller
>
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