[TR] Flat towing a TR3

[Philip Ethier]

It depends on the design of the transmission. In some cars, the lubrication
of the bearing on the rear of the transmission depends on movement in the
front part of the transmission.  Coasting in neutral while driving does not
normally last long enough to make any difference, but continuous towing of
the car can starve the bearing of needed lubrication.  On my
autocross/mini-stock Cortina, when we saw smoke, I stopped on the
shoulder.  Our mechanic crawled under to look around and burned his hand on
the tailpiece.  Lucky for him, there was water in the roadside ditch.

On Sat, Oct 28, 2023 at 5:58 PM Frank Fisher <yellowtr3 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> enlighten me as to why one would have to disconnect the driveshaft.
>
> inquiring minds need to know
>
> Frank
>
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