Originally Posted by Rx-7Doctor
(Post 8939580)
You do not have to drain the fluid after the tow as the transmission is not like an automatic which has internal fluid pressures to worry about. This information also came from the transmission shops and I have been driving mine like this with the elbow in it and filled to the top for over 2 years.:)
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Well Doc essentially added a fill tube... but I didn't realize that you can just run them full of fluid... Huh...
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Originally Posted by DemonSpawn67
(Post 8939735)
Well Doc essentially added a fill tube... but I didn't realize that you can just run them full of fluid... Huh...
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But if your going to mess with adding a fill tube, wouldn't it be easier to just pull the driveshaft instead? It isn't hard, guys. :) Or spend the extra $10 and get the trailler if your are affraid to get under the car and do a tiny bit of wrenching.
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Originally Posted by gsl-se addict
(Post 8940747)
But if your going to mess with adding a fill tube, wouldn't it be easier to just pull the driveshaft instead? It isn't hard, guys. :) Or spend the extra $10 and get the trailler if your are affraid to get under the car and do a tiny bit of wrenching.
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Backwards or flatbed.
On the uhaul type of dolly just back it up on the dolly if you can. |
As I mentioned earlier, I flat towed my RX7 for several years to and from the race track. The closest track is 200 miles away and the farthest is 600 miles. At least a dozen other racers have done the same. There has never been a problem.
I racked up 40,000 miles of towing and racing before my original-from-the-factory transmission had to be replaced a couple of weeks ago. My trans lasted longer than just about everyone else's including those that trailer their cars, so I don't think the failure had anything to do with towing. If you need to tow it a few hundred miles every once in a while, just do it. Make sure that your tow vehicle has adequate brakes with the additional tow weight. If not you are better off with a flatbed trailer with trailer brakes. I never hit anything while flat towing, but my tow vehicle's brakes were sketchy with the car in tow. Scared myself enough a couple of times to finally get a trailer. Good Luck, Carl Johnk |
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