>This towing issue is getting out of hand....
>come on people.. it's all a matter of what you feel
>SAFE doing!
>Personally... undue the driveshaft
>Why rack up the miles on the odometer?
>You'll also notice that the majority of large
>towing services use flatbeds these days.
>The IS a reason.
Now this is a good point, I think. For a very long tow, even if the
Lilliputians are wrong about "damage" being done, won't towing put at least
"normal wear and tear" on the transmission and u-joints (yes, I know, they
won't be under as much stress), as well as miles on the odometer? Also,
won't the slight reduction in friction reduce the load on the tow vehicle a
little?
Happy Holidays, incidentally, and I hope we'll find something more
important to worry about/celebrate soon than towing practices.
Nevin
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com>
>To: Rick Morrison <gofastmg@juno.com>
>Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Friday, December 18, 1998 5:00 PM
>Subject: Re: Towing Genius
>
>
>>Good grief! --- CR
>>
>>Rick Morrison wrote:
>>>
>>> Nor do any of them tell you to leave it in place.
>>>
>>> On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 19:52:18 -0600 ccrobins <ccrobins@ktc.com> writes:
>>> >How do all of you doomsayers explain away the fact that none of the MG
>>> >manuals tell you to take the driveshaft out for towing the 4-spd cars?
>>> >
>>> > Charley Robinson
>>> > "69 B
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
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