I'm talking about towing it to PF and back. A five day affair. If I rent a car trailer, I need a bigger truck, which is another $50 a day. I consulted the Mazda folks and they agree the truck can handle it as long as I follow the general safety rules for towing (lots of rooms, don't lock up the brakes, etc). They evern had a dolly I could use free of charge when I need it. My original question had to do with wear on the differential when towing. Dave Swingle has since informed me that it's half submersed at all times and does not rely on the tranny to sling lube into it. If it wasn't, I was gonna disconnect from the differential and allow the wheels to spin free. -----Original Message----- From: sweitzel_2000 [mailto:sweitzel@xxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 1:37 PM To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [DML] Re: The tow dolly follow-up I'd think it would just be safer to rent a car trailer. I rented one for $35 for the whole day from a local tool yard when I went to get my D. -sean --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Travis Goodwin <tgoodwin@xxxx> wrote: > When you guys towed with a tow dolly (facing forward) did you disconnect > from the rear transaxle? I'm only towing 150 miles... > > That also begs the question, how is the differential lubricated? Is it > submerged in gear oil at all times? To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/