“...same answer to my question that U-Haul gave: disengage the drive shaft.”
Towing a vehicle by one end, you don’t want the tires on the other end causing anything to turn that isn’t self-lubricating.
So, a typical old rear-wheel drive car with a standard transmission, you’d sick it in Nuetral and tow it by the front end. Having the rear wheels on the pavement only turns the rear axle, differential gears (self-lubricating), and the output shaft of the gearbox, also self-lubricating.
Same model with an automatic in it...you’d lock the steering straight, and tow it with the rear wheels off the ground. Towing it by the front end — even if you shift it into Neutral, first — leaves the rear wheels turning the axle, differential, drive shaft, and portions of the transmission that AREN’T self-lubricating. That’ll ruin an automatic transmission.
Thanks! How do I tow a 4 WD and how do I know if its Front or rear drive when in 2 WD mode?
‘Cause it’s a ‘92 Tracker, 4WD.