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Vehicle & Technical => Mitsubishi => Topic started by: Muddyblue on February 24, 2008, 10:13:10

Title: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Muddyblue 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 .
Cheers

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Bunnie 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.

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Muddyblue 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 ! .

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Bob Ajob 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.

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: BK on February 24, 2008, 20:43:11

yup,propshaft off,same as a truck

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: 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

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Muddyblue 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 .

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Evilgoat 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.

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: 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 :()

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Mudlark 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

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: mike142sl on March 03, 2008, 09:51:01

What happens if you put the High Low box in to 'N'?

Title: Re: Towing an Automatic ?
Post by: Oz 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