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| pneuhyde |
 Feb 25 2019, 06:14 PM
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I have a 72 with 911 5 lug conversion. I had the engine out and wanted to repack the CV joints so I pulled the axles with the splined stubs out of the wheel housing, thinking it would be best to keep them all together and make it easier to re-install.
Now I need to tow my car to a new work space and found the wheels wobble around without the splined stubs in place. If I install them then they will flop around while being towed. I was going to use a u-haul two wheel tow dolly. Can I mount it with the rear wheels on the dolly and and lock the steering wheel in place to tow straight and will the rear wheels be ok to roll on and off the dolly? Thanks, Steve |
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| Dave_Darling |
Feb 25 2019, 07:32 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California 
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Stub axles should be in and torqued to spec before you roll the car more than a few feet. Otherwise you'll kill the wheel bearings, and you might just have the hub and wheel depart the vehicle... Probably not what you want to happen at 60 MPH on the freeway, or even at 30 MPH in the neighborhood!!
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pneuhyde Axle question regarding towing Feb 25 2019, 06:14 PM
mepstein You shouldn’t ever be rolling the car without th... Feb 25 2019, 06:21 PM
pneuhyde
You shouldn’t ever be rolling the car without t... Feb 25 2019, 07:29 PM 914werke Got a solution! :Qarl: HERE
& if you dont ... Feb 25 2019, 08:33 PM pneuhyde
Got a solution! :Qarl: HERE
& if you dont... Feb 25 2019, 09:37 PM VaccaRabite Also, if you want to flat tow you NEED to have the... Feb 26 2019, 07:13 AM Mark Henry Why don't you just rent a uhaul car trailer. ... Feb 26 2019, 07:30 AM mepstein
Why don't you just rent a uhaul car trailer. ... Feb 26 2019, 07:34 AM pneuhyde
Why don't you just rent a uhaul car trailer. ... Feb 26 2019, 12:02 PM andys To move my car around during the time when I was d... Feb 26 2019, 09:56 AM GregAmy Now I need to tow my car to a new work space and f... Feb 26 2019, 10:09 AM pneuhyde
Now I need to tow my car to a new work space and ... Feb 26 2019, 12:40 PM mepstein
[quote name='GregAmy' post='2692441' date='Feb 26... Feb 26 2019, 12:54 PM pneuhyde
[quote name='GregAmy' post='2692441' date='Feb 2... Feb 26 2019, 03:25 PM 76-914 Yes, you can pull the splined shaft onto the hub b... Feb 26 2019, 10:52 AM GregAmy Perhaps there are more factors in play?
Of course.... Feb 26 2019, 11:37 AM |
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