Do you know if it is okay to flat tow a 79' 4x4 LUV with a tow bar and the front hubs unlocked, just by putting the truck in 2 - Low, and the manual trans in N?
about a month ago, I flat towed an 80' LUV 2WD just over 500 miles. I got a cheap harbor freight tow bar and welded the brackets to the LUV frame, and it pulled just fine no problems. WAY easier than when I trailer them. All I did was put the truck in neutral - nothing to the driveshaft. I've read however that some 4x4s can not be flat towed because it puts wear on the trans and the fluid isn't flowing -- or something like that.
I did read this older thread related to the topic.
http://forums.luvtruck.com/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=19723&p=143701about half way down, rezkid says;
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only prob with pulling the rear driveshaft out completely is that unless you have a plug you'll end up losing most of your tranny fluid.
I'd say disconnect the rear and wire it up like TJ said, and then just unlock the front hubs and leave both the tranny and t-case in neutral. I've towed mine like that numerous times and haven't had a problem with it
Could anyone elaborate on what he is saying to do? Is he saying if you unlock the front hubs? What is meant by "disconnect the rear" then?
Thanks! Got a little over a week to haul this bad boy down to get the out of state VIN inspection done, where all they do is check that the VIN matches the title, then I can get a plate for this bad boy. Just want to make sure nothing is damanged for the haul across town to the station.
Thanks.