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Old 18 June 2012, 11:24 AM
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i,am sure this has been asked many times (new to this site)
i need to tow my car about 8 miles to a garage to get new clutch and thrust bearing fitted cannot select any gears
can i tow at a slow speed with all four wheels on the ground in neutral
2004 2.5 litre subaru legacy sports tourer awd manual
if i can what speed to keep too
Old 18 June 2012, 11:32 AM
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I towed my old Subaru about 16 miles on a bar All 4 wheels on the floor without any issues just take it slow
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As long as all four wheels are either on the floor or off the floor you won't go wrong buddy!
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thanks for the help hope to have car back on the road by thursday
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towed car to garage no problem
now friday and might get the car back sometime next week as he found the gearbox shaft near thrust bearing damaged this is going to be costly £430 for clutch
now extra labour and parts and vat to add on top of this
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