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Offline Muddyblue

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Towing an Automatic ?
« on: February 24, 2008, 10:13:10 »
Meant to ask on a previous thread , what are the problems with towing an auto ? , I just assume , neutral and take it steady ? , can't have engine running (no radiator) so braking / steering will be hard I know .
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2008, 11:33:16 »
u have to take the wheels off the ground that drive the car as it were because it winds the gearbox and thus if it winds up it will have a hissy fit and throw oil everywhere.
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2008, 12:03:09 »
Thanks for that , normally drive a manual and it's been a long while since any need to fix an auto ! .
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2008, 16:38:22 »
Towing a 4x4 auto?

I think even in neutral you can end up with gearbox problems due to oil not being pumped around, my advice would be to remove a propshaft (or read the manual). Probably the one going to the wheels left on the road, not sure if using a bar or something though.
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2008, 20:43:11 »
yup,propshaft off,same as a truck
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2008, 20:46:02 »
The official advice is providing you tow no faster than 50KPH (30mph) and no further than 25 kilometres (15 miles) then you shouldn't have a problem
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2008, 18:00:46 »
Quote from: Mudlark on February 24, 2008, 20:46:02
The official advice is providing you tow no faster than 50KPH (30mph) and no further than 25 kilometres (15 miles) then you shouldn't have a problem
Thanks , nice and steady would have got me home if need be .
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2008, 20:08:38 »
<30mph in the Quattro Manual, seem to recall the Senator was the same too.

No engine drive = no oil and it'll kill the box pretty fast. There is also normally a maximum distance too.
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2008, 23:19:08 »
Hay guys i work for a well known recovery company.
The only safe way to tow this is like a truck. Put it in normal 2wheel drive and remove the rear prop  :P......  (trust dont tow it! i have seen bad things happen :()
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #9 on: March 02, 2008, 21:03:17 »
Quote from: Oz on February 28, 2008, 23:19:08
Hay guys i work for a well known recovery company.
The only safe way to tow this is like a truck. Put it in normal 2wheel drive and remove the rear prop  :P......  (trust dont tow it! i have seen bad things happen :()


That's fair enough Mate - I'm only repeating what the manufactures say
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #10 on: March 03, 2008, 09:51:01 »
What happens if you put the High Low box in to 'N'?
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Re: Towing an Automatic ?
« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2008, 16:30:03 »
That should cut the gear box out all together but if it was a customer car. i would fake the prop out just to be safe
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