As long as the drive shaft is out, having different-sized tires right & left on a given axle is only going to put the differential through its paces. Maybe not the best idea for an extremely long tow, but not really a huge deal. If paranoia is your co-pilot, just put some nice new lube in the diff. before you go. On Friday, July 12, 2002, at 09:41 AM, Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > While I agree with what BIll says, Taking the drive shaft out HELPS but > does not > compensate for left and right front tyres being of different diameter. > VC are > EXPENSIVE and your better off buying 2 NEW cheap tyres (be sure to > measure the > circumference as Bill suggests) for the front to get you home. If you > can pull it with > just the rear wheels on the ground and the front wheels FREE to rotate > that is > another option (ie grasp the front-end by the frame to lift the front > of the van). |
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