| Towing it home!! My situation deepens. [message #125099] |
Sun, 08 May 2011 17:03  |
Rickmo
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Location: Gladwin, Michigan
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The wrecker wanted over 1000 big ones to tow it home! I opted instead to tow it myself with my GMC Yukon and a tow strap. Now I am thinking that it was probably not good for the transmission. Any thoughts? I went slow 25 mph max.
Rick Seebeck
Gladwin Michigan
1973 Canyon Lands
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| Re: Towing it home!! My situation deepens. [message #125121 is a reply to message #125106] |
Sun, 08 May 2011 20:09  |
Ken Burton
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Actually you only need to disconnect one CV joint to take the transmission out of the picture. Make sure that the final drive is topped off before starting the tow.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: [GMCnet] Towing it home!! My situation deepens. [message #125130 is a reply to message #125121] |
Sun, 08 May 2011 20:45 |
Ken Henderson
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I sure wouldn't want to tow very far that way. What you're depending on is
that the differential will spin the disconnected axle side hub through the
"spider gears". Unfortunately, those gears and their bearings are designed
only for the speed differential between the left and right wheels as they
negotiate a turn. NOT for the continuous speed to which they'll be
subjected = (FD Ratio) X (Connected Wheel RPM) X 2. (I'm a little shaky on
that X 2 -- A more recent ME than myself might remember.)
I'd definitely disconnect both axles.
Ken H.
On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 9:09 PM, Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net> wrote:
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> Actually you only need to disconnect one CV joint to take the transmission
> out of the picture. Make sure that the final drive is topped off before
> starting the tow.
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| Re: Towing it home!! My situation deepens. [message #125203 is a reply to message #125175] |
Mon, 09 May 2011 12:08 |
George Beckman
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| Rickmo wrote on Mon, 09 May 2011 06:20 |
Yes, I towed it home at max 25 mph and went about 18 miles.
I hope I didn't screw it up any worse than it already is!
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I am betting all is well.
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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