Re: 4kq towing advice

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <Pine.HPX.4.05.9811250831160.16263-100000@hp25-atm.cpdc.ece.nwu.edu> "Mark L. Chang" writes:

> He said that he specifically looked in the manual and it told him that if
> a flatbed was not an option, that towing with the front wheels off the
> ground and the diffs all unlocked (in that "up" 12-o'clock position) would
> be okay, so long as he drove semi-slow.

The manual for the ur-quattro says it's OK as long as the front wheels
can rotate.  The latter is the crucial factor.

If the front wheels cannot rotate, the driveshaft must be unshipped.

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 Phil Payne
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