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06-28-2016, 04:57 PM
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Hello. We have a 96 4x4 Cherokee auto and want to tow it to Michigan from Alabama. Our question is can it be towed using a tow dolly with rear wheels on the highway?
06-28-2016, 07:55 PM
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You put the transfer case in neutral and the transmission in PARK.
THIS IS IMPORTANT or you can cook your transmission as the fluid in the trans is not being pumped up to the radiator for cooling. The transfer case has gear oil and does not need to be cooled.
THIS IS IMPORTANT or you can cook your transmission as the fluid in the trans is not being pumped up to the radiator for cooling. The transfer case has gear oil and does not need to be cooled.
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06-29-2016, 08:06 AM
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With front wheels stationary on a dolly and rear wheels spinning on the highway is very hard on the transfer case, even in neutral. If you must use a dolly, then remove the rear driveshaft. Only other option is to use a towbar and keep all 4 on the ground. Then transfer case in neutral and trans in park.
06-29-2016, 08:10 AM
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With front wheels stationary on a dolly and rear wheels spinning on the highway is very hard on the transfer case, even in neutral. If you must use a dolly, then remove the rear driveshaft. Only other option is to use a towbar and keep all 4 on the ground. Then transfer case in neutral and trans in park.
06-30-2016, 08:06 AM
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I was always told a dolly is for short trips,For long trips flat tow or on a full trailer.Another option is a shipping company let them move it for you.
06-30-2016, 08:21 AM
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I owned a towing company from 1992 through 2005.
Don't risk it!!
06-30-2016, 05:32 PM
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How is this better than transfer case neutral on a dolly? I don't see how having the front wheels on the ground makes it any easier on the transfer case. When in neutral, is there somehow still stress on it when the front and rear aren't spinning at the same speed? In all these years, I've honestly never familiarized myself with the mechanical "behavior" of our transfer cases' neutral.
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06-30-2016, 05:40 PM
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They were designed to be flat towed.
06-30-2016, 06:54 PM
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How is this better than transfer case neutral on a dolly? I don't see how having the front wheels on the ground makes it any easier on the transfer case. When in neutral, is there somehow still stress on it when the front and rear aren't spinning at the same speed? In all these years, I've honestly never familiarized myself with the mechanical "behavior" of our transfer cases' neutral.