Re: [FWDLK] towing

[Bill Watson <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>]

I checked my owners' manual  for a 1961 Dodge, and it advises to place the
transmission in neutral .  If the transmission is not operative, the car
should be towed with the rear wheels off the ground or with the driveshaft
disconnected.

With automatics, such as Powerflite and the cable-operated Torqueflite, the
transmissions had two pumps - one front and one rear.   The front pump works
at below 40 mph on the Powerflite while the rear kicked in at about 40 mph,
at least when the engine was running.   Not sure what the case was when the
car was being towed, though.   My owners' manuals all state for these
transmissions that, if the transmission is not operating, it should be towed
with either the rear wheels off the ground or the driveshaft disconnected.

If the automatic transmission is operating, the car could be towed in "N"
for less than 100 miles at speeds up to 35 mph.  For over 100 miles, the
rear wheels should be raised or the driveshaft disconnected.

Hope this helps.

Bill
Vancouver, BC



> --- Richard <56fury@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > You can tow a 56 Plymouth with Powerflite short distances at low
> > speeds OK,
> > e.g., 50miles at 25 MPH max.  More than that will damage the
> > transmission
> > because the torqueconverter is not pumping the fluid.  Either
> > disconnect the
> > propeller shaft at rear (a pain), or two it with rear wheels off the
> > ground.
>
> My bad. It's a standard transmission - 3 on the tree.
>
> G
>
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