flat towing a front wheel drive car

[Jason]

Removing the axles will also allow the bearings to pull apart...You would
have to reinstall stub axles consisting of just the other CV joint.  (Yes I
have done this)

Since the car is auto - just rent a tow dolly for the day.  They can be had
fairly cheap.

On Sat, Oct 1, 2016 at 6:33 PM, Huw Powell <audi at humanspeakers.com> wrote:

> That might destroy the wheel bearings...
>
>
> On 10/1/2016 6:15 PM, Vincent Gelinas wrote:
>
>> I suppose one could always remove the axles. Would that work, albeit in
>> an impractical fashion?
>>
>> V
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Oct 1, 2016, at 4:11 PM, Dave at eaton.kiwi <Dave at Eaton.kiwi> wrote:
>>>
>>> that is a big no-no if the vw is an auto.  best method is a 2-wheel
>>> dolly if you don’t want the expense of a tandem trailer.
>>>
>>> dave
>>> ’08 rs6 avant
>>> ’12 vw alltrak
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/10/2016, at 8:00 AM,Dave Fain <kf21857 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I need to tow a mechanically challenged (fried engine) VW Cabriolet
>>>> about
>>>> 200 miles.  I have access to a good tow bar and I know my A6 is up to
>>>> the
>>>> task as a tow car.  Will I be risking damage to the transaxle if I flat
>>>> tow
>>>> it?
>>>> thanks,
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>
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