can you tow a voyager
 

HI guys
my engine has gone on my manual voyager and someone told me you cannot tow it with out damaging the gearbox. I thought you can tow all manual cars, hope someone could shed some light on this. Cheers Clive :confused:

Provided it is NOT an AWD.... yes it may be towed with the front wheels off the ground.

"Dragging" the vehicle in neutral is not recommended for more than 15 miles, and not to exceed speeds of 20MPH......

Ultimately....Your best bet is Flat tow , or wheel dollies.

All Wheel Drive Vehicles REQUIRE Flat tow without exception...

can you tow a voyager
 

Thanks Djinn-n-tonic for sharing your knowledge, i only have access to a A-frame could i tow the voyager if i take out the drive shafts and if so is it a big job to take them out. cheers

What year is your Voyager?

Quote from My owners manual for 2004 UK spec Voyager:-

"If your Vehicle is equipped with a Manual Transmission, it may be towed (flat towed [all 4 wheels on the ground]) at any legal highway speed, for any distance, if the transmission is in neutral."

So this advice should apply to 2.4L petrol and 2.5L diesel models with manual transmissions built after 2001.

Djinn's advice stands for the Autos and AWD.

can you tow a voyager
 

Hi Booke23,
its a 2002/02 reg 2.5 diesel manual thanks for the info rang chrysler dealer this morning they say it shouldn`t be towed but i have never heard of a manual not been able to be towed yet the manual says it can Baffling,:confused: thanks

If you think about it.....

Even in neutral...being Dragged , The differential still spins.....

Now...Technically...it wasnt designed to be turned by the diff...

The small gear turns the big one during normal driving....Now think what happens if you were to use the big gear to drive the Smaller one......????

The "Drag" created by Normal design can take its toll in a very short time... Just for a moment...think back to your childhood.....Those little wind -Up race cars...you wind it up, put it on the ground and let it go........And it took off like a rocket.....But god forbid you tried to push it along, and it was broken in 5 feet, with the gear train stripped.....Now I know its a cheap example, but same basic principle.....

Removing the axles, Technically isnt an option , because the Axle "STUBS" hold the bearings together.....

Just to clarify, what I meant by "Flat Tow" was a Flatbed....

How far do you have to go.....??????

The Motor crapped out, so I would assume this is transportation to the Repair shop??? A few miles wont hurt it, just dont plan on cross country. Your Owners manual only considers towing as a result of an emergency , or breakdown.... It doesnt tell you anything about "LAshing" it to the back of a Winnebago.... And taking it on vacation..... Which NEVER made sense to me, but I have seen the carnage of both manual and Auto Transmissions that were towed.

This is all going to hinge on your particular situation.

Setting aside any issues about transmission damage, from a practical point of view, the Voyager is a pretty big and heavy car to be towed behind another car with a rope.

Without power assistance to the steering and brakes it'll be hard work keeping it on the road and stopping it. For that reason alone I would only tow it slowly for a few miles.

As Djinn says, towing advice in the manual is aimed at breakdown situations. So towing it 10 miles or so won't do any harm. But by then your arms and right leg will be giving out so If you need to tow it much further, on safety grounds alone, get a tow truck or trailer and get the front wheels off the ground.

I don't know about where you live, but you can rent towing dollies from U-Haul that lift the front wheels off the ground and are just the thing for dragging a front-wheel-drive vehicle across the country.

Thanks to you all who helped used towing dolly in the end. clive