killed new Jeep Wrangler by Flat-Towing It in 4-Low !
This is what a Jeep engine looks like when revved to 50,000 rpm. :S
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RoyJ wrote:Yes,unless the drive shaft is removed, the output shaft in the tranny and whatever it is connected to is spinning as well.spoon059 wrote:dodge guy wrote:spoon059 wrote:
And they left it in gear. TWO major mistakes.
its actually supposed to be in gear with the T-case in N.
Didn't know that. Read up and see that the transmission must be in gear to keep things lubricated as it moves down the road. I retract my statement.
Unrelated, but why 1st or 2nd gear instead of 5th gear? Seems that 5th gear would keep rotation/lubrication, but with less rotation/stress than a lower gear.
I still don't get why the transmission needs to be in gear - if the t-case is in neutral, then the transmission is not spinning regardless of in-gear or neutral-gear.
Am I missing something?
Actually there are differnt ways it can be designed, but if the manual says it needs to be in gear..... There is a reason.
