Flat towing a manual transmission is problematic in that the gear sets
are all stationery but the but the main-shaft is spinning within the
main-shaft cluster. This is an issue as the way oil is feed to the
main-shaft is from the oil being carried and flung off the gears.
So the bottom line is yes you can tow short distances at low (City
Streets) speeds but prolonged towing particularly on the freeway usually
amounts to a lot of damage. Of course I am sure that there is someone
out there who flat towed something or another around the USA and then
successfully dragged raced it for 6 NHRA seasons. YMMV
Our policy was to only tow on a drive axle short distances until you
could get the car in a safe place to turn it around such as when the car
is on a busy freeway.
Edward Hamer
Former Professional Tow Truck driver among other things.
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