axle splitter

[Road_Phantom]

My sister bought a used Winnebago ERA on a Mercedes Sprinter Deisel chassis. She owns a Toyota Camry that she would like to tow behind that. Is there a way for her to have an axle disconnect installed so she could tow four wheels down? She doesn't want the hassle of a dolly.

[Road_Phantom]

I found this;

http://www.remcoindustries.com/Towing/RecommendedVehicles.php

[j-d]

Butch, There "were" devices where you reached under the front of the FWD car, maybe from under the hood, and diddled with some kind of collar-looking thing that un-coupled the outer/wheel end of the CV shaft assembly from the inner/transaxle end. I just tried a little research and found this about REMCO:

"Axle-Lock disconnects for disengaging the automatic transmission of a front wheel drive vehicle, These units are no longer available, information for reference only!"

I'm not sure why they went away, but I can see a few possibilities.

1. FWD cars play very well with dolllies.

2. Disconnecting only one half-shaft (CV axle) leaves the differential part of the transaxle spinning and acting as if the car was doing around a corner.

3. There was no actuator cable for these, so you had to reach/crawl to get to the release collar.

[Butch50]

The only problem with trying to get a driveshaft disconnect is I believe the Toyota is a front wheel drive. I think it is going to be kind of hard as you would have to disconnect each side.

[j-d]

Brand name is REMCO. They used to offer Disconnects that released one half shaft so you could tow. Not sure they do anymore. If they don't, a drive line shop might be able to help.

[donn0128]

Are you asking about an axle disconnect? If so, contace a Demco dealer and see if they make a kit for the specific vehicle.