Moving Out Of State Q's About towing the Qx4/Pathy

[ONCEBITN]

im moving back home now that im done with school and i have a 2100 mile journey, i was going to rent a tow dolly and tow the qx4 back, its a 97. and im wondering will i damage anything if i do this or do i need to pull the drive shaft or will it be fine, or should i rent a full trailer

[5523Pathfinder]

I assume you have a automatic transmission? Dont pull by just the front wheels, get a full trailer. Even with the transfer case in neutral, you can still spin the rear of the transmission. Doing this will burn it up(look in your owners manual if you still have one). A full trailer is cheaper than a new transmission.

[ONCEBITN]

can i pull the rear shaft and tie it up, i dont think i can afford the full trailer

[Canadian]

The driveshaft can be removed pretty easily, only about 10 bolts I believe

 

Does the truck not run?

[5523Pathfinder]

If you do that(remove the rear shaft) be sure to plug the transfer case output with something as to not leak fluid.

[fixinto]

couldn't he put the xmission and the xfer case in neutral, shouldnt spin the rear shaft then?

 

Pat

[XPLORx4]

Rear driveshaft spins, but with T-case in N, the moving parts that pump fluid through the T-case aren't going to be spinning, but the rear output shaft will be. It's probably much safer to unbolt the rear driveshaft from the pinion yoke (4 14mm bolts) and secure it to the underbelly than to chance overheating the T-case output bearings.