Any problems towing (over 100 miles) a 1st Gen (84) Rx-7 on a Tow dolly with the car in neutral? or is that will that hurt the transmission?

Thanks in advance

 

I have never seen an ill effect from it. Done 5 that way.

 

Auto or stick shift? I think that an automatic might run into issues from what I've heard, but I've never been very clear on it.

 

ive seen it done with many different cars behind RV's and U-Haul(<-spelling?) trucks.

im sure the majority of them were auto. since neutral disengages the clutch and allows the car to roll in either direction freely, im assuming that it wouldn't hurt, but im no mechanic. call autozone they'd know what to do ^_^

 

That would be a stick shift....
Just reading the Uhaul stuff they say rear-wheel drives towed by a dolly may be damaged for some cars.... just want to be sure...

Thanks for the quick responses....

 

When using the tow dolly you always put the drive wheels in the air.

So on rx7, put rear wheels on the dolly, fronts on the ground. Tie the steering wheel down so it won't move.

 

Agree with DriveFast7, I towed mine from Cincinnati about 120 miles that way with no problem, make sure its properly secured and central on the dolly. Stop after a few miles and check all is still tight. Dont speed and allow time to stop at lights and signs. Although the RX is light you still need more braking time.

 

Don't tie the steering wheel, that way it will swerve all over the road, and all the picks will point it out to you. All the drivers give you a wide bearth too.

RX-7's being towed backwards that swerve really upset ******, and that's a good thing.

 

Just make sure that the key is off, so that the steering column locks.

 

Many states do not allow a car to be loaded on a tow dolly backwards. I know Ok doesn't, they'll stop ys, and make you turn it around, or it won't be allowed to move.
Most stick shifts can be towed in nuetral without harming the tranny, but it doesn't take much effort to drop the driveshaft. This will insure no damage to the tranny. I once towed a mazda truck 10 miles without dropping the driveshaft, about a year later, I had to drop the tranny and replace a couple bearings, and wouldn't ya know it, they were both on the output shaft. Since then, I always drop the drive shaft. The lube inside the tranny is not circulating unless the input shaft (which turns the countershaft) is turning, so it can starve the bearings on the output shaft for oil.