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[T3] towing a stuck tranny


On Wed, 2003-05-14 at 12:30, Magnia, Martin wrote:
> Greg-
> 

> 
> Also by the way I got the 67 bug prepped for the tow to cali, this weekend.
> I couldn't get the car out of gear, but if the clutch is pressed the car
> rolls freely...so I put a Pipe on the pedal and jammed it against the seat
> frame.
> I also took some wire and tied the clutch arm back  in the fully depressed
> position.
> 
Don't expect the tranny to survive even with the clutch disengaged. You
will still be spinning all the shafts in the tranny. and some of them
are not designed to spin faster than engine RPM. If the tranny is stuck
in 1st or 2nd, and you tow it at 60-70mph, you will be spinning those
bearings/shafts at twice/3 times their rated speed.

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'66 FB MT
'71 FB AT 
'65 Bug (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org



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