GT88Yota

I towed my truck (88 5spd 4x4) down on a dolly to the exhaust shop (maybe 6-8 miles sub 45mph) this morning and I had everything in neutral (tranny and t-case) because at the time that is what I thought was the proper way to do it. Sitting back I thought about it and for some reason I recall reading that you are supposed to leave the t-case in gear when towing. I don't have an owners manual so I can't check that at the moment.

Did I potentially damage anything? Thanks.

TNRabbit

I've never heard of leaving the Transfer Case in gear to tow...

Robrt32

You could almost pull it 8 miles with everything in gear and hurt anything, I wouldn't worry about it

MMA_Alex

as long as the trans was in neutral that mileage isnt gunna hurt it.

If the t-case is in neutral you're good for whatever miles you want to do with it. For the least wear you can unlock the front hubs, and put the rear wheels on the dolly (with the steeringwheel locked straight) that way you're not even putting miles on the diff.

GT88Yota

thanks.

drguitarum2005

if you dont have manual hubs or had them locked, as long as the tranny is in neutral the t-case doesnt matter. youre still spinning the front driveshaft into the t-case (provided all 4 wheels on the ground) and the rear driveshaft into the t-case, so it doesn't really matter (unless you have ADD, in which case the front DS wouldnt be spinning)

Bill

Umm...The neutral position on Toyota T-cases is in between 4H and 4Low. I have an RF1A behind a W56 right now, and have had a VF1A behind an R150 before that. Neutral was in the same location on both. I've worked on the front end of both...and accidently left both in neutral.

2H
l
l 4Low
4H l
l l
l_____ N

86toysr5

my 86 t case has neutral

MudHippy

Yep, my oversight on that. Seek and ye shall find! I never went a lookin for it. So I'll delete that post, it's not worthwhile. It's a tricky deal to find, can't really fall into neutral, you gotta geuss where it's at in the middle there. It wouldn't necessarily be saving anything from wear while towing, it may actually do the opposite(less transfer case bearings to share the load of the spinning driveshaft(s), and it would halt oil flow from the internal pump within the transfer case. Which, relies on the transmission input shaft turning, and thusly the transfer case being in gear, when not being spun by the engine through the transmission. That leaves the bearings high & dry). And, it would make putting the transmission also in neutral irrelevant.

8yota9

i have an 89 3.0 v6 5sp r150?f i think with lackin hubs do i have nutral even tho it dosent say it on there? what is the t case nutral for eneyway when do u use it

MudHippy

In theory, it is needed between 4H & 4L because of the change in drive ratio. It's not so much a position of the transfer case shifter, as much as a function of shifting between gears like with the transmission. It's basically just the space between 4H &4L, that's what it's for. Spacing, it's not a good idea to use it for NEUTRAL gearing. That's for the transmission, which has a true NEUTRAL. Where the stick in NEUTRAL is meant to stay there, not so with the t-case shifter in the in-between positions condition in question.