> i'm not sure about that tow... i think you'd be better off with a > flatbed. i'm pretty sure it says in bently how many miles the van can > be towed with the rear (drive) wheels on the ground, and i'm pretty > sure that the max number is somewhere around 30 or 40 miles. i think > this has to do with transmission lubrication--with the tranny in > neutral, the input (engine) side will not turn so the gear oil will > not be distributed around the tranny for proper lubrication. > As I understand it, it's only the automatic that can't be towed above 30mph or farther than 30 miles. The auto depends upon the engine running to drive the ATF pump and lubricate the transmission. All the moving parts in the manual transmission are essentially self lubricating. -- John Bange '90 Vanagon "Keine Bange, wir holen die Zange!" |
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