Towing a manual A100 with a dolly?

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I may need to tow a 1969 A100 about 200 miles. It's a manual (3 on tree), slant 6.

I am assuming that I will need to disconnect the drive shaft. Is that accurate? Will the transmission burn up if this isn't done?

One disconnected is there any trick to make it secure enough to not hit the road? Good way to tie it off?
 
It'll splash itself with the gear case oil spinning the output shaft.
 
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Disagree. The service manual does not differentiate between auto and stick. I'm not too sure the mainshaft gets the lube it needs. There's nothing really "splashing" in there, only the mainshaft rotating INSIDE everything else which is stopped. If the fluid/ oil is even slightly low it might end up a "welded" assembly
 
Pull the driveshaft. It might be ok, might not. I do know if you flat tow an NP435 truck trans for any length of time it will ruin it. Yours isn’t equipped with that one, but who knows.
 
Max10 said:
I may need to tow a 1969 A100 about 200 miles. It's a manual (3 on tree), slant 6.

I am assuming that I will need to disconnect the drive shaft. Is that accurate? Will the transmission burn up if this isn't done?

One disconnected is there any trick to make it secure enough to not hit the road? Good way to tie it off?
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Pulling the driveshaft completely takes only a few minutes. Not sure how its connected to the manual trans but you’re looking at just a few bolts all told. Extra few minutes pulling it, it’s not a very long driveshaft, might fit in your back pocket! If you’re using a tow dolly you will need to find a way to lock the steering. The seatbelt (which may not be long enough) is the usual means strapped around the steering wheel but using some sort of strap regardless will do.
 
My experience:

Decades ago before I got a trailer, I towed with a tow dolly. I'd disconnect the driveshaft from the differential, tie it up out of the way with mechanics wire. I left it in the tail stock of the transmission so as to not spill tranny fluid. I did not worry about locking steering; 65 Barracuda; roughly 100 miles one way to the track.
 
Better safe than sorry. When I worked in the UPS automotive department. EVERY ONE that got towed in (and that was a lot) got their drive shaft disconnected. .
 
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