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<p>Spinning the differential unloaded cause no issues. Spinning the
output shaft of the transmission while it's in neutral provides no
lubrication within the transmission and will nuke applicable
bearings / bushings. When the car is in gear, oil is being flung
about the transmission, in neutral that's not the case. That's
why you need to disconnect the driveshaft before towing with the
rear wheels on the ground.</p>
<p>Regards, Tony Drews<br>
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<div> On Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 11:11:09 AM PDT,
Kinderlehrer <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:kinderlehrer@comcast.net"><kinderlehrer@comcast.net></a> wrote: </div>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Hardy
Prentiss used to flat tow his TR3 behind a Jaguar
E-type all over the country. He did disconnect the
driveshaft before towing.</span></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D;">Bob</span></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;"> Triumphs
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Philip Ethier<br clear="none">
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, October 28, 2023 8:37
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Flat towing a TR3</span></p>
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<p class="ydp88310361yiv0198123130MsoNormal"><span>I
fried a MKII Cortina bearing by flat-towing.</span></p>
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the other hand, a SAAB 96 was no problema,
just put the car in Freewheel.</span></p>
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<p class="ydp88310361yiv0198123130MsoNormal">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?</p>
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seen several MGBs (different gearbox
design?) and MX5s being flat towed behind
RVs, I know the MX5 manual says it's a
no-no.</p>
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'60 TR3A.</p>
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