Re: [MV] Towing an M35A2

From: Ida Heath (spike@defuniak.com)
Date: Tue Jul 27 2004 - 06:06:00 PDT


I towed em all over Germany, oftentimes two or three hundred miles and was
never instructed to remove any driveshafts or flanges and nothing got
damaged but maybe some others have more expert advice which differs.

Sonny

----- Original Message -----
From: m35products <m35prod@optonline.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:11 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Towing an M35A2

> Remove front drive flanges. Lift from rear. Secure steering wheel. Release
> parking brake. Tow home on front wheels, which will be the only things
> turning.
>
> apb
>
> www.M35products.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex" <alex@glx.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:45 AM
> Subject: [MV] Towing an M35A2
>
>
> > I'm going to have a professional towing company tow my truck home (about
> > 35 miles) from the air base this Thursday. Do I need to disconnect the
> > front and rear drive shafts to avoid transmission and/or transfer case
> > damage? One of the towing operators says yes, the other I asked had no
> > opinion. What about the shaft between the two rear axles? The first guy
> > mentioned something about no lubricant being distributed in the
> > transmission when towed, but I'm not sure I understood.
> > Alex
> >
> >
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