towing a jeep

murphystoys

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I just bought a jeep and having to tow it 3 hours on a car dolly. Someone told me on some vehicles I need to unhook the rear drive shaft to do so because the jeep will not be running but the drive shaft will be spinning heating up and destroy the transmission. Is this true and does it pertain to a yj?
 
i think i read something in JP that said to leave the trans in gear and put the T-case in neutral. i'm not 100% sure on that so disconnecting the drive-shaft is probably your best bet... but if you take it out be sure to fill your T-case before you drive it because a lot of your ATF will leak out.
 
just put everything in neutral, this is all I do when i flat tow my jeep. Nothing is going to get any hotter than if you were driving it the same distance. Just prepare everything that will be in motion, as if you were driving it, gear oils etc. Ive flat towed 450 miles with one stop for fuel and have had no problems. Just put everything in neutral. If you were to put the tcase in N, and the transmission in gear, and for some reason the tcase should walk into any other position, that a recipe for destruction.
 
Hope you get this before you tow. YJ Chilton's manual Says to flat tow (all 4 on ground) or dolly tow (rear wheels on the ground), you are supposed to put transfer case in neutral, & transmission in park (auto) or Low forward gear (manual). Chilton's doesn't go into this but speeds should not exceed 50mph for great distances, unless you disconnect the drive shaft from the axles that are in contact with the ground. This info was obtained by me, when I was a AAA tow truck driver in the mid 1980's. we used to get a new tow manual from them every year.
 
ok now im confused I pic it up saturday 8/02/08 not understanding so do I put everything in neutral which is what I plan to do? I will be using a tow dolly only the rear tires will be on the ground and its a 5 speed not automatic.
 
Disconnect the rear driveshaft at the pinion and tie/strap it to the frame! 5-10 minute process... end of discussion.

No sense @#$%^&! something up with the endless myriad of park this/neutral that. Half way into a 3 hour jaunt is NOT a place to experiment or to realize your transfer/tranny is cooked because and end up HAVING to pull the DS anyway.


Unless you're loaded and need to throw away some $$ needlessly?

:popcorn:
 
Caver Dave said:
Disconnect the rear driveshaft at the pinion and tie/strap it to the frame! 5-10 minute process... end of discussion.
No sense @#$%^&! something up with the endless myriad of park this/neutral that. Half way into a 3 hour jaunt is NOT a place to experiment or to realize your transfer/tranny is cooked because and end up HAVING to pull the DS anyway.
Unless you're loaded and need to throw away some $$ needlessly?
:popcorn:
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Agreed, safest way to do it. Don't forget to match mark the U-joint after you remove it. Mark the yolk & that bearing then tape around bearing caps so they don't fall off
 
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