When towing a 2005 Jeep Wrangler automatic how many miles can you go without stopping??
There's no need to stop except for gas. Just make sure your automatic transmission is in PARK and the transfer case in Neutral while it is being flat towed. Yes your automatic transmission must be in Park while flat towing, and the tcase in Neutral. Really.When towing a 2005 Jeep Wrangler automatic how many miles can you go without stopping??
When towing a 2005 Jeep Wrangler automatic how many miles can you go without stopping??
That view looks familiar!I flat towed mine from the San Francisco Bay Area to Moab, but I did have a stop over in NV. Oh yea and UT has a 80 MPH speed limit, not like CA's 55 MPH while towing, but hey who ever does 55 LOL
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X2What? You can go as many miles as it takes until you run out of gas [emoji23]
Ok I asked this ? In a hurry on my way out the door to watch the Stanley cup. Do you need to stop an let the Jeep cool down?? Somewhere I had heard no more than 200 miles then stop for 20 or 30 minutes.
What's the purpose of the trans being in park ?There's no need to stop except for gas. Just make sure your automatic transmission is in PARK and the transfer case in Neutral while it is being flat towed. Yes your automatic transmission must be in Park while flat towing, and the tcase in Neutral. Really.
There's no need to stop except for gas. Just make sure your automatic transmission is in PARK and the transfer case in Neutral while it is being flat towed. Yes your automatic transmission must be in Park while flat towing, and the tcase in Neutral. Really.
What's the purpose of the trans being in park ?
Kind of hard to write but the reason to place the auto in P and manual in gear is to keep them from spinning. Even though the tcase is in N, there can be some slow parasitic drag created within the tcase which in theory could spin the trans. The trans would not be lubed in that condition so placing them in P/gear creates enough resistance to keep them from moving. That is how I recall understanding it.
Very well done writeup, probably the best and most complete I've read. Thanks!
Answered here in Post #1:
https://wranglertjforum.com/threads/how-to-properly-tow-your-jeep-wrangler-tj.2479/
Explained further in Post # 33 of that thread:
It prevents the transmission from being turned/spun when it's not receiving adequate lubrication as would happen from the input shaft continuing to spin it from parasitic drag. You can confirm the transmission needs to be in gear or in Park by reading your owner's manual instructions for flat towing.What is the reason behind leaving it in park? As long as the transfer case is in neutral it shouldn't matter what the transmission is in. Unless it's for light functions?