Towing an Astro 4 wheels down

[ihatemybike]

Anyone know about towing an Astro 4 wheels down like what they do behind RVs?

[potskie]

You would need to disconnect the rear driveshaft. That or get a kit for the transmission (if they make one) that pumps the fluid while your towing it to prevent transmission damage.

Disconnecting could be a problem tho because if the slip yoke comes out so does all of the tranny fluid.

Because of the weight of the vans aswell You should be running a suplementary brake system. I hear those brake buddy systems work ok.

[astrozam]

I've had my RWD towed 3 times, 2twice on a flatbed (my preferred method) and once with the front wheels up,tranny in neutral under 40mph for a total of less than 20 miles.

If its an AWD i think the flatbed is your only viable option.

[mdmead]

I would guess the AWD would flat tow fine if you unhooked both front and rear shafts at the diffs. (Since the front diff is very similar to the S-10, it would be interesting to see what an owner's manual said. I would guess they just required the t-case put in nuetral [on the older non-electronic versions].)

[BLAZER]

Just unbolt driveshaft at rear, tape up ujoints, then wire driveshaft up under body securely. Or you could pull driveshaft and get a tranny plug (prety cheap) like I did when I pulled the red van from Cleveland to Chicago. If it's an AWD, I would somehow pull all driveshafts.

[ihatemybike]

Sounds like a bit of a headache. My idea was to flat tow one van with the other van roughly 40 miles to Chicago, unhitch, load both vans with bikes, riders and gear, and I drive one and a friend drive the other to cycling events. Guess it might be easier just to have someone hop the train and drive the other one from the start.

[LiftedAWDAstro]

Yeah, it'll definitely be easier to do that! Now, if you were heading cross country that would be different.