guy at TDR told me having a manual rig towed can cause damage to the vehicle. had my son's towed and they picked it up and towed it from the rear. will ask Daryl at DSI on Monday if he has heard of this as this was the towing company he always uses. haven't been able to read his owners manual, but basically this guy said it's right in the manual that any time it's towed it has to have all four wheels off the ground. anyone have a confirmation on this??

 

My owners manual says to stay under 35mph I believe.

 

I've heard of not towing autos with the rear on the ground cause the transmission wont have any lubrication, but it seems like a stick would lubricate itself.

 

Might have something to the T-case (if it is a 4x4). I know if you flat/dolly tow a Toyota you have to remove the rear D-shaft. The T-case does not get lube and it will burn it out.

 

I've always had the towing company bring a flatbed.........three time unfortunately.

 

I often coast in neutral, particularly down long hills. It's the best way to improve fuel economy. I've never had a problem with my transmission.

Towing a manual transmission vehicle is the same as coasting down a hill. As long as you're in neutral you won't have any problems.

 

If anything but a flatbed showed up for me, I wouldnt let them touch my vehicle.
I was always told to use a flatbed whenever towing a 4x4.

Even in that case, it has to be a huge flatbed lol I have had a reg flat bed show up and leave because he said my truck was too big LOL.

 

If it's a 2 wheel drive, towing from the rear is the correct method. If it's a 4X4, you can tow from either end as long as you shift the transfer case to neutral. Doing this disengages the transmission from spinning while in tow. If you can't put the transfer case in neutral then pull the drive shaft loose from the rear axle, tie it up and tow from the front.

The one time I had mine towed I called a flat bed. I was parked nose in and up hill. The driver backed up with his nose pointing down hill. When he winched the truck up on the bed the front of his truck came off the ground. I guess the engines in these things are pretty heavy.