I will be moving August 5th and I just called and reserved my UHaul and tow dolly. And UHaul told me my 1995 S-10 5 spd, 2WD would require removing the driveshaft to tow on a dolly. Are they any way around this, can you tow with the front wheels on the ground? What would it hurt to put it in neutral and not remove the DS?
Thanks in advance. Wade
Front wheels down is fine. Use the seat belt and/or some rope to secure the steering wheel. Do not use the ignition lock to do this. It'll track a lot better using the belt. If you leave the rear wheels down, you must remove the shaft. The transmission has no way of lubricating the main shaft if the engine is not running.
Am I missing something here? I always thought you could tow a car with a manual transmission OK by placing it in neutral, and the only time you encountered a problem was if you had an automatic and tried this. Do new cars/trucks have lube pumps in the tranny now? Or is the problem that after XX miles there isn't enough oil getting slopped around to keep things lubed?
in most manual units, the output shaft bearing is splash-lubed by the countershaft
no engine running, no countershaft turning, no lube gets splashed
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