The Ford Barn

daveymc29 · 05-14-2018, 11:30 PM

So the Ace mechanic has a friend who is planning on using his dolly to tow his A. Been thinking about this for some several days lately. If the car is being towed in neutral how is the rear bearing being oiled? (Please don't ask me how I already know you shouldn't tow it in gear.) The cluster gear will just lay there in the oil and the output shaft is turning in its bearing above the oil level unless having it on the dolly puts the front of the tranny high enough to make the oil level in the rear of the tranny reach the rear tranny bearing. I could see for a short haul the residual oil would be enough, but on a real trip? I'm thinking he should at least put the Mitchell OD in the neutral position. Would that solve the problem? Or am I overthinking something that isn't a problem?

05-14-2018, 11:30 PM	#1
daveymc29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,554	Dolly towing So the Ace mechanic has a friend who is planning on using his dolly to tow his A. Been thinking about this for some several days lately. If the car is being towed in neutral how is the rear bearing being oiled? (Please don't ask me how I already know you shouldn't tow it in gear.) The cluster gear will just lay there in the oil and the output shaft is turning in its bearing above the oil level unless having it on the dolly puts the front of the tranny high enough to make the oil level in the rear of the tranny reach the rear tranny bearing. I could see for a short haul the residual oil would be enough, but on a real trip? I'm thinking he should at least put the Mitchell OD in the neutral position. Would that solve the problem? Or am I overthinking something that isn't a problem?