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Date:   Thu, 29 Apr 1999 20:18:19 -0400
Reply-To:   Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   Dennis Haynes <dhaynes57@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:   Re: Anyone towed a Vanagon?
Comments:   To: mbenne@CROSSKEYS.COM

There is no easy way to attach a tow bar to a Vanagon. The bumper is to weak and is only held on with 2-8mm bolts. You should use a dolly or flat bed. If towing far, then remove the drive shafts when towing on a dolly. Raising the front of the transmission will cause some of the bearings to run dry.

Dennis

-----Original Message----- From: Markus Benne <mbenne@CROSSKEYS.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 10:40 AM Subject: Anyone towed a Vanagon?

>I'm now planning to tow a vanagon using a tow bar. > >Supposedly these things clamp around the bumper. Will this work on >a '87 GL Vanagon bumper? > >The U-Haul place says it won't work becuase of plastic cladding (I >didn't think the >'87 GL had any plaxtic cladding) and may cause bumper damage. > >Anyone have any input to this? > >Thanks, >...Markus


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