2dr Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Haynes manual says to remove driveshafts if towing over 30 mph, true? If transfer case and tranny are in N what is the big deal? Those driveshafts spin when its driving, seems like it would be less stress when towing. Hoping to bring home to shop with friends truck and tow bar, BTW anyone ever mount one or have suggested mounting points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 i am sure slick will chime in on the tobing thing.. how far are you going? and how fast? the tranny in neutral is disconnected from the engine but not hte wheels which means if you're towing then you're spinning the tranny parts with power applied backwards which i am pretty sure nobody designs them for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 With TC in neutral, everything will be fine - unless you're talking hundreds or thousands of miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dr Posted September 29, 2006 Author Share Posted September 29, 2006 power applied backwards If all 4 are on the ground I dont see why they would run backwards. I'm going like 40 miles and the speed limit is 65 in some parts, but mostly 55. So I can go as fast/slow as I want. (pass me a-holes!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 it's not runnig backwards just the torque comes from the wheels not the engine. 40mph isn't too fast but unless it's within a couple of dozen miles i'd probably unhook the the dr shafts unless it's a real pita then all bets are off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 With all four on the ground and the TC in neutral you should be fine as long as it is not a great distance or excessive speed. If you are towing with only two on the ground then disconnect the drive shaft for the end on the ground. If you have manual hubs and tow it with the front on the ground (rear on a tow dolly) then disengaging the hubs would serve just as well as removing the front drive shaft. I personally would not recommend it if you have auto hubs... because you cannot be certain that the hubs will remain disengaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathfinder Phil Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 (edited) Haynes manual says to remove driveshafts if towing over 30 mph, true? If transfer case and tranny are in N what is the big deal? Those driveshafts spin when its driving, seems like it would be less stress when towing. Hoping to bring home to shop with friends truck and tow bar, BTW anyone ever mount one or have suggested mounting points. You can do what you want, but I flat tow my Pathy all the time. Put the t-case and tranny in neutral, just to be safe. Never had a problem. This does NOT imply a guarentee from me that this will work for you. As for mounting points, I put my mounting points as close to where the frame rails are as I could. Edited September 29, 2006 by Pathfinder Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Oh and if you disconnect hte rear drive shaft make sure that you have it secured up AND forward extremely well. If it drops then you are going to have some major problems. If you remove it your going to dump at least some TC fluid all over the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 When I towed the 89 home on a dolly, I pulled the rear driveshaft bolts and just ziptied(with Panduit straps 4' long) the DS up to the rear frame crossmember. Not a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dr Posted October 1, 2006 Author Share Posted October 1, 2006 Got it home fine, shackles botled on easily, bent the bumper a bit but I planned on scraping it anyway when I make the new deer-proof front end. on a side note I spent like 3 hours trying to get my buddies S10 out of the mud, turns out my 73 f250 plow truck isn't very good in the mud either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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