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shadyr
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Sep 26, 2015

Car tie down and transmission in PARK or NEUTRAL?

I'm building an aluminum car hauler trailer to carry a 3,900 lb car behind my 31' Class B+ motorhome (5,000 lb hitch capacity). I have two questions: (1) I plan to use heavy duty straps over each of...
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RJsfishin
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Sep 30, 2015
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I wasn't sure about the transmission, whether the jostling on the trailer might damage the parking pawl.
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It could ! That is a ligit concern in many cases.

Last of all, pull the tranny out of park to relieve any tension that mite be against the park pawl.
Then back in park, and you good to go.

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