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> Does flat towing hurt, the transaxle?
Wild 6
post Mar 6 2006, 07:19 PM
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I had a mechanic tell me that flat towing hurts the transaxle. Specifically, the synchros and bearings. He told me that you need to stop every 100 miles or so and start the car to lubricate the transaxle parts. Is this true?

I have flat towed the car for 100's of miles at a time. Am I screwing up?
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Wild 6   Does flat towing hurt   Mar 6 2006, 07:19 PM
Series9   With a standard tranny, flat towing will never hur...   Mar 6 2006, 07:24 PM
iamchappy   I have flat towed my car from Washington to Minnes...   Mar 6 2006, 07:25 PM
Series9   Look, there's no oil pump in a standard tranny...   Mar 6 2006, 07:41 PM
Aaron Cox     Mar 6 2006, 07:43 PM
bryanc   Another opinion...... The input shaft is not turn...   Mar 6 2006, 08:04 PM
Series9   On a standard tranny, all the gears are constantly...   Mar 6 2006, 08:09 PM
Dan (Almaden Valley)   Direct from a 30+ year factory trained Porsche mec...   Mar 6 2006, 08:09 PM
gregrobbins   There have been threads about this before and the ...   Mar 6 2006, 08:11 PM
brp914   I took trans rebuilding at a JC to kill time after...   Mar 6 2006, 08:28 PM
Leo Imperial   3100 miles and no problem. I'm also with Joe.   Mar 6 2006, 08:32 PM
bryanc     Mar 6 2006, 08:37 PM
Headrage     Mar 6 2006, 08:39 PM
Wild 6   Thanks for all the input. I have towed this car al...   Mar 6 2006, 08:57 PM
!   Tell yer wrench to lower his crack intake.....   Mar 6 2006, 09:11 PM
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