Joe West
05-29-2005, 10:56 AM
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Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:10:02 -0500
From: "Stan East" <sgeast@interlog.com>
<VV> Towing a Glide, and towing with rear wheels on a dolly
Dave Binnie <forced@sympatico.ca>wrote:
<<I know that even the manuals tell you not to do it for any great
distance, but I remember coming back from the Atlanta Convention with a
64 Convert I had purchased, and around Cleveland the Blower bearing
exploded, so I had to resort to towing it behind my Impala with a dolly.
Approx 350 miles towed, and that PG suffered nata! It still shifts
smooth as silk.[almost as smooth as my Cave Car<g>] I read a post that
claimed he towed on a dolly with the rear wheels on the dolly. I
remember trying that once, and it swayed severely. Anyone know how to
tame it?>>
The old tow truck drivers trick was to tie the steering wheel to the vent
window posts (on both sides). More modern cars with locking steering columns
don't require the same trick.
Stan East
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 23:10:02 -0500
From: "Stan East" <sgeast@interlog.com>
<VV> Towing a Glide, and towing with rear wheels on a dolly
Dave Binnie <forced@sympatico.ca>wrote:
<<I know that even the manuals tell you not to do it for any great
distance, but I remember coming back from the Atlanta Convention with a
64 Convert I had purchased, and around Cleveland the Blower bearing
exploded, so I had to resort to towing it behind my Impala with a dolly.
Approx 350 miles towed, and that PG suffered nata! It still shifts
smooth as silk.[almost as smooth as my Cave Car<g>] I read a post that
claimed he towed on a dolly with the rear wheels on the dolly. I
remember trying that once, and it swayed severely. Anyone know how to
tame it?>>
The old tow truck drivers trick was to tie the steering wheel to the vent
window posts (on both sides). More modern cars with locking steering columns
don't require the same trick.
Stan East