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Can I tow my non-working 2000 4x4 blazer?

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Old 02-12-2010, 01:02 PM
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I dont have a car trailer to put the blazer on so I was wondering if you can tow a 4x4...i have heard that it is not good for the drive train...any help would be appreciated.
 
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Old 02-12-2010, 01:14 PM
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if you can put the transfer case in neutral you can tow it, if its a push button 4x4 take the rear driveshaft out
 
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Old 02-12-2010, 01:22 PM
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I have towed a couple 4X4 S10s and I removed the rear driveshaft from them. Of course you don't want the front one engaged. No sense in it anyway. I don't know what the difference between 2X4 and 4X4 would be with the driveshaft removed. I used a U-haul dolly and it towed like a dream.
 
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Old 02-12-2010, 01:26 PM
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even in neutral the spinning of the transmission could cause problems. if the transfer case is in neutral it wont spin the transmission, otherwise on a 2wd or a 4 wheel drive with push button you would want to pull the driveshaft
 
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Like I said, I always pull the driveshaft anyway. I knew I was doing something right for a change.
 
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