towing an A4 Fbody
towing an A4 Fbody So I need to tow my A4 Camaro to a local shop and I have access to a car dolly. Can I use the dolly to tow my camaro if I pull the driveshaft and if I do pull the driveshaft will I lose a bunch of fluid out the tailshaft like you would on manual car or would it be different with the auto since the fluid actually flows through certain paths? Thanks in advance.
With an automatic I think it will harm the internal workings of the transmission, because some shafts still spin yet there is no fluid being pumped so it can burn things up.
I take a spare yoke to put in the trans. Or just wrap duct tape around the rear u joint caps (so they don't fall off) and tie the driveshaft up real good, this way you never even take it out of the trans.
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Well then you are relying on the steering wheel lock to keep the wheels straight and I am afraid it will put the front end to close to the ground and it will scrape on all the bumps and dips in the road. I had thought about this, has anybody done this without issue? I don't have to go that far with the car, less than 10 miles.
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http://www.towspec.com/vehent/vehview.aspx?ID=650
Edit- Cant link it.....
Recommends a flatbed, lifting the rear, or lifting the front, with a dolly on the rear......
If you tow by the rear, you need to lock the steering wheel, you can use a 1" strap from the steering wheel to a seat bracket....
Edit- Cant link it.....
Recommends a flatbed, lifting the rear, or lifting the front, with a dolly on the rear......
If you tow by the rear, you need to lock the steering wheel, you can use a 1" strap from the steering wheel to a seat bracket....
Last edited by BADD SS; Feb 4, 2009 at 06:08 PM.
Yes leave the car running and to with car in neutral and you should be fine. depending on the dolly you might need to lock the streering wheel down somehow
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screw that if its close flat tow the bitch ive done it more then once im my car lol. well its the hillbilly way. but ive towed cars in desperate times well over 10-20 miles and a interstate. not suggested but no other possible way to get it where it needed to be.
Well I guess if the guy that built my transmission says this should be fine along with everybody else then I will just go this route.
Actually there is, it's called a tow truck.
Flat towing is unsafe, and dangerous to EVERYONE on the road. Because you have gotten lucky, doesn't mean it's right, nor should you suggest it.