Flate Tow FJ60

[fj60memphis]

I am going to be towing my 1987 FJ 60 Landcruiser (standard) with a Class A Motorhome and a Blue OX tow bar this summer. Wil

Know to put hubs in free, transmission in neutral, and make sure the steering wheel is not locked.

However, even after reading all of the posts on this topic I am not clear if I should leave the transfer case in 2wd or neutral.

 

[Waggoner5]

Tcase in neutral, transmission in park or neutral if its a manual. Flat towed 60s and 62 all over the country since 84.

 

[DaveWest5150]

I would just pull the rear driveshaft. better safe than sorry.

 

[dallen341]

I've done it both ways for hundreds of miles at a time. If DS is connected, make DAMN SURE your t-case has plenty of gear oil.

 

[lehiguy]

Put the trans in neutral and go. You can go to greater lengths, but the T-case is splash lubricated, so as long as it's moving, everything is getting lubed. Do not ever do that with an automatic however, that requires the trans to be in park with the T-case in neutral or driveshaft removed.

 

[worshhim]

If its an auto, pull DS. If manual, putting it in N should be okay. I flat tow my 62 auto with DS pulled. Never towed a 60.

Have fun!

 

[Waggoner5]

No need to pull the driveshaft on either manual or auto. The lubrication of the 60-62 is the same and will lube itself with the rear driveshaft turning. Follow instructions above and you are fine.

 

[lehiguy]

No need to pull the driveshaft on either manual or auto. The lubrication of the 60-62 is the same and will lube itself with the rear driveshaft turning. Follow instructions above and you are fine.

The auto will require that the T-case be in neutral, the manual trans does not.

 

[Waggoner5]

You can treat yours the way you wish, but since 1984 I have put both auto and manuals' tcases in neutral.

 

[cruiserfj45]

With the t-case in gear and the transmission in neutral you will only be spinning the transmission output shaft. This is at the top of the transmission and not in any gear oil. You have to spin the counter gear to get oil up top and that only spins with the engine when the clutch is engaged (pedal not depressed) or with the rear wheels when in gear with the clutch disengaged (pedal depressed).

If you put the t-case in neutral the output shaft is in the oil. It disengages at the output shaft so none of the gears or bearings above the oil are turning. Only the output shaft and its bearings are turning and they are completely submerged in gear oil. So transmission in gear (it doesn't matter what gear but I would go with 4th or direct 1:1 drive) and t-case in neutral.

 

[lehiguy]

With the t-case in gear and the transmission in neutral you will only be spinning the transmission output shaft. This is at the top of the transmission and not in any gear oil. You have to spin the counter gear to get oil up top and that only spins with the engine when the clutch is engaged (pedal not depressed) or with the rear wheels when in gear with the clutch disengaged (pedal depressed).

If you put the t-case in neutral the output shaft is in the oil. It disengages at the output shaft so none of the gears or bearings above the oil are turning. Only the output shaft and its bearings are turning and they are completely submerged in gear oil. So transmission in gear (it doesn't matter what gear but I would go with 4th or direct 1:1 drive) and t-case in neutral.

Have you considered what constant mesh means? There is absolutely no reason to say that the trans isn't getting lubed if it's in neutral since every part of it is rotating except for the input shaft.

 

[cruiserfj45]

Yes it is constant mesh, that means that you don't move the gear to engage the drive, you slide a shift colar attached to a synchro, the gears are always touching. Have you ever opened a manual transmission and seen what constant mesh looks like? If you hold the input shaft from turning and turn the out put shaft no gears will spin.

 

[ntsqd]

Unless the clutch is held in or the engine is running the input shaft won't spin and it's geared directly to the counter-gear, so it won't spin. Since each gear on the main shaft is engaged to it's mate on the one piece counter-gear those won't spin either.
So the only spinning that will happen with the t/c in gear and the trans in neutral will be the output shaft inside the bearings for all of the gears.

I'm with Waggoner5 on this one. Put the t/c in neutral. There's no need to be spinning any more than the bare minimum that you can.

 

[Elbert]

I vote... get a trailer.

 

[cruiserfj45]

Just another note if you want to flat tow it with the t-case in neutral do the 2 low mod so your front drive shaft wont be turning. I still vote for a trailer to save wear on the vehicle over long distance.

 

[ntsqd]

I vote drive it there.

 

[rivrat]

I’m planning on flat towing my 60. I have a 6L80 GM trans and stock Toyota split case. Should I disconnect rear

Drive shaft, put T-case in N and free on hubs?

 

[SteveH]

Nothing bad can happen if you pull the driveshaft....

 

[dallen341]

I used to flat tow my 60. T-case in neutral is all I did.

Took a thermal temp gun to the read the tcase temp after running 90 miles or so and it was a few degrees over ambient.