Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:55:21 +0100 From: "David Clark" <dc327nospamcam.ac.uk> Subject: Re: Automatics and towing...
Hi Craig, Yes, the trans was in neutral, but the smell and then the speedo packing up has got me a little worried... :o( If the box has gone, might a conversion to a manual box be more affordable? Dave "Craig's Saab C9000 Site" <c9000nospam.apana.org.au> wrote in message news:e0qrhp$3oa$1nospam.apana.org.au... > "Dave Clark" <dc327nospamac.uk> writes: > >>A quick question to which I hope there's a nice answer :o) > >>The battery on my 9000CDE died yesterday leaving me stranded on a busy >>road, >>with no option but to tow her 4 miles to a safe location. During the >>journey >>there was an increasing smell similar to a frying clutch or brake pads, >>and >>then the speedometer stopped working. I've a nagging doubt that this might >>be the brake bands in the 'box and I've knackered it - what do you think >>please? > > Did you have the transmission selector in the correct position for towing > the car? And did you make sure that you released the parking brake fully? > Silly things to ask but if you're worked up because the car's died you > might > have forgetten to do those things. It's possibly fatal (to the trans) to > tow > a car with an auto trans that isn't in neutral for any significant > distance. > > Hopefully it's neither of those things though. > > Craig.-- > Craig's Saab C9000 Page - http://nospam/~c9000 - Sydney > Australia > Craig's Saab C900 Workshop -- For all Saab C900/C9000 Enthusiasts > world-wide! > http://www.classicsaab.net c9000nospam.apana.org.au > Come and explore our site, and check out our web-forums, mailing list, > etc.
