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keychi
Veteran
Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: detroit michigan
Vehicle(s): 290gd,G550,
Posts: 158
| flat towing
ok can someone help ,i have a 290gdt with 5spd would like to flat tow it i have read other posts that state 460 chasis can be flat towed in S and 4speed in neutral is this same with 461 worker chasis |
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Brent
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: SW Colorado USA
Vehicle(s): '13 Wolfsburg GTI
Posts: 1754
| RE: flat towing
Depends....Is is a full time 463 t-case or the older part time 460 t-case? 461s came equipped both ways as far as I know. If the t-case shifter only has S-N-G in a row like that it is full time and NO, do not flat tow it. If it has the "J" shaped shift pattern it is a part time 460 and you can flat tow. |
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ewalberg
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Past: San Francisco. Present: Germany
Vehicle(s): 2000 g500
Posts: 1887
| RE: flat towing
you could flat tow either as long as you removed whichever drive shafts would input to the t-case and tranny correct? 463's would require both drive shafts removed for example. |
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keychi
Veteran
Date registered: Jun 2006
Location: detroit michigan
Vehicle(s): 290gd,G550,
Posts: 158
| RE: flat towing
yes it has the j pattern were do i place shifter in neutral in transfer,neutral in 5spd |
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T.Schuhe
Elite Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Olympia, Washington State, USA
Vehicle(s): 460 1985 LWB 300GD five speed
Posts: 711
| RE: flat towing
The 460 needs the front drive shaft to drive the oil pump in the transfer case, even if in neutral. So, I would think if you removed the front drive shaft, you would want to remove the rear one as well so as to stop all movement of the transfercase. It would also not be a great idea to lift the front of a G (leaving the rear wheels on the ground) and tow the vehicle in this position, unless you removed the drive rear drive shaft.
The smartest thing to do for longer distances = trailer or flat-bed truck it.
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Braingears
Expert
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: St Petersburg, FL
Vehicle(s): G320 & ML320
Posts: 1450
| Towing the G-Wagon
I have included the Mercedes Towing info...
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 Towing G-Wagon.pdf (61KB - 52 downloads)
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