[TR] Flat towing a TR3

[Philip Ethier]

I fried a MKII Cortina bearing by flat-towing.

On the other hand, a SAAB 96 was no problema, just put the car in Freewheel.

On Thu, Mar 28, 2019 at 9:06 PM Art McEwen <amcewen2 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I read somewhere where this wasn't possible without disconnecting the
> driveshaft due to, I think, a bearing in the gearbox or O/D that doesn't
> get lubricated without the gearbox in gear.   But I've also read reports of
> Kas Kasner and his contemporaries routinely flat towing to the race track.
>   Which is true?  Both?  Neither?  Or is Kas forgetting he used to
> disconnect the driveshaft at the end of the weekend?
>
> I've seen several MGBs (different gearbox design?) and MX5s being flat
> towed behind RVs, I know the MX5 manual says it's a no-no.
>
> Just wondering.
>
> Art '60 TR3A.
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