I am going to pull my rx7 on a dolly..I am told to disconnect the drive shaft or it will burn out the tranny...TRUE??? please help asap!!! Another guy said not true with this year rx7..

Mine is a 1985 gsl-se..

I am driving it 180 miles tomorrow at 9:00am

H

 

Not true. No problem. Anything that turns in the tranny will be lubricated by the trans fluid, just leave in neutral of course!

 

Auto or manual?

 

gsl-se is manual.

 

can I get any other confirmation...I am thankful one person said I do not have to do disonnect the drive shaft....and yes..in NEUTRAL!!

 

tow it by the rear wheels (fronts on the ground).

 

no one said that before...hmmmmmm

 

Taking the driveshaft off is only needed when towing an automatic that has a pump that is driven from the input shaft. Manuals do not have a pump so they are not affected by towing. If you wanted to you can tow it backwards, but your front valance may drag and it will be less stable as the weight bias will be toward the rear, but the transmission can go either way.

 

FWIW
From my 1984 RX-7 Owner"s Manual

With Manual Transmission
It the transmission, rer axle and steering system are not damaged,the vehicle may be towed on all four wheels. If they are damaged, use a towing dolly.

With Automatic Transmissin
Your vehicle may be towed with all for wheels on the ground, at speeds of less than 30 mph, for distances up to 10 miles, provided the transmission , rear axle and steering system are operative.
I towing speed will exceed 30mph, or if the towing distance will exceed 10 miles, us one of the follows three methods:
1. Disconnect the propeller shaft.
2. Place the rear wheels on a dolly.
3. Tow with the rear wheels off the ground.

Having said that, when I towed our RX3 from southern Illinois to Dayton, OH, I pulled from the front, all 4 wheels on the ground, manual transmission. I did disconnect the shaft at the differential. But that was 34 years ago.

 

so far , no body says it will hurt the tranny and that was my BIG concern...
Thanks Tim...Its always good to look at the book...I got mine out and it confirmed what you said.

 

Yeap, that's where I was getting. Manuals don't have a pump, the gears just sit in oil bath.

 

I flat towed my 82 for 350 miles, it had a manual trans, no problems..

also if you look at the round lower cross member at the front of the car that is in front of the radiator.... an old school VW bug cheapo tow bar fits right on it and tows excellent!!

 

Another GSLSE Cjf? Ive still got your red 84 locked up in storage I got from you a few years ago haha.