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Offline zuktinter

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Almost ready to tow but nervous
« on: August 22, 2010, 01:10:42 PM »
OK I have had my sammy 2 years now but have only wheeled locally but I am ready to venture out to some further locations. I got my receiver hitch and tow bar set up and it is my understanding I put the transfer case in neutral and  put the trans in 2nd gear but post like this make me nervous what and the odds of something like this?  

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Offline MadMaxZuki

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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2010, 05:15:29 PM »
remove your rear driveshaft when towing. then you will have nothing to worry about, the drivetrain will be isolated. and make sure your hubs are unlocked. the 15 minutes of work is worth the piece of mind.
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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2010, 08:02:08 PM »
I flat towed my 87 samurai with the t case in neutral and tranny in third gear 900 miles with no issues what so ever. Every time I stoped for fuel I started the samurai for a little bi cause the key was on.
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Offline my996duc1

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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2010, 08:43:27 PM »
follow the instructions :
http://www.petroworks.com/pdf/How%20to%20Flat%20Tow%20a%20Samurai.pdf

triple check everything and you should be fine.
these things have been towed thousands miles with zero issues.
If you do mess it up then it can be costly.... like alot of things in life.

If you are worried about it then rent a Uhaul trailer and be done.
Another option if you are going to tow alot is a driveshaft disconnect :
http://www.trailtough.com/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=89&category_id=12&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=53
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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2010, 09:37:18 PM »
You can unscrew the shift knobs and take them off to make it harder for the gears to in gage and I would put the trans in fifth, this happend to a friends rig on a long trip and he got lucky with it just pumping oil up on the top end of the engine and lots of smoke for a while but his engine was screaming for several hours behind a 7.3 turbo diesel.
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Offline Jluck

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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2010, 06:23:08 AM »
Am I missing something here??? Why can't you just put the transfer case in neutral? ???
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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2010, 07:40:02 AM »
Quote from: Jluck on August 23, 2010, 06:23:08 AM
Am I missing something here??? Why can't you just put the transfer case in neutral? ???


You are supposed to put the t-case in neutral but it is not a true neutral....
read the entire page about why on this link :
http://www.petroworks.com/pdf/How%20to%20Flat%20Tow%20a%20Samurai.pdf
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Offline Jluck

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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #7 on: August 23, 2010, 07:49:20 AM »
gotcha. thanks. learned something new. :o
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Offline zuktinter

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Re: Almost ready to tow but nervous
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2010, 07:21:16 AM »
Thanks for all the great info guys.
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