Towing

Jonathan Farrugia jfarrugi at umich.edu
Thu Feb 17 21:18:59 EST 2005


okay so what models have Torsen center differentials?  i looked over my
bentley manual covering my 87 5000 quattro and it says the following under
long distance towing.

"There are no restrictions on speed or distance when towing
manual-transmission cars behind other vehicles."

it also has this warning.

CAUTION - 5000 CS Quattro only

"Whenever possible, tow with front wheels off ground. The central and rear
differential must be "unlocked" during towing."

i didn't see any prohibitions for towing a quattro in neutral all four
down.  i did this with a car that i have yet to drive hence the curiosity.

jonathan

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Kneale Brownson wrote:

> You can tow other quattro models slowly for short distances with all four
> down.  But not Torsen center diffy models.
>
> At 07:22 PM 2/17/2005 -0500, Jonathan Farrugia wrote:
> >has anyone ever damaged a quattro towing it in neutral with two or four
> >wheels down.  i did a google search and didn't come up hits except for a
> >car that was towed in second gear.
> >
> >jonathan
> >
> >On Thu, 17 Feb 2005, Kneale Brownson wrote:
> >
> >> Owner's manual for the  V8 says the car cannot be towed "in any normal
> >> manner".  The book shows a car on a flatbed.
> >
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