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| posted on 18/3/13 at 11:09 PM |
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Towing a BEC?
Can this be done? I know it can be physically done, but I seem to remember reading somewhere, that it could damage the bike engine gearbox.
I ask because if your car has only broken down, not accident damaged, the recovery services seem to send out a van with a
fold out Dolly, not a flat bed.
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twybrow
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| posted on 18/3/13 at 11:15 PM |
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AFAIK, you should not do this for long distances, as you don't get oil movement within the gearbox until the engine is running, so you are more
likely to get wear of those components that move when you are in neutral and being towed. If you need to be moved with a towing dolly, then lock the
front wheels and tow backwards with the rear wheels off the ground.
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morcus
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| posted on 18/3/13 at 11:57 PM |
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As above, no recovery service will move your vehicle with the driven wheels on the ground, you shouldn't tow a car with an autobox with the
driven wheels on the ground even in neutral, I'm guessing for simillar reasons.
If you feel you need recovery by flat bed, I'm sure it's something that could be sorted, all the recoverys I've seen recently have
had the car completely off the ground.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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GreigM
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| posted on 19/3/13 at 09:20 AM |
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As above, they'll only usually use the dolly to get you out of a dangerous position or to where the car could be more easily loaded onto a
flatbed - shouldn't be more than a few hundred yards.
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