Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 09:57:13 +0000 (UTC) From: Craig's Saab C9000 Site <c9000nospam.apana.org.au> Subject: Re: Automatics and towing...
"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://lios.apana.org.au/~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.
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