THEY SAID IT COUNDN'T BE DONE

Well just came back from my trial run. No problems at all. Toyota says no possible way to flat tow my 1st generation tacoma/ w the auto matic tranny. After lots of disscussion and a little nerve, I decided to set the record straight once and for all. Although my trip was only for twenty miles , no heat build-up was found in any of the drivetrain. I do intend on taking a much longer trip this week. I simply remove the rear shaft , set xfer case to neutral , dis connect battery, turn key one click for steering and start rollin. I had to add the extra bulb in my rear tail light housing ,because of the way toyota builds with the flat 5 wire system. Any way I think there should be a section somewhere in our forums ,maybe in towing where people can understand you can flat tow the trucks , with out worry. I have done quite a bit of research on this topic and found that no one really ever tried. I'm going 400 miles next week, If that does'nt prove something , well I don't no.

 

you're not the first. . but congrats, glad it all worked out for you.

 

People flat tow 1st gen trucks all the time. As you disconnected the driveshaft, there is no need to put the transfer case in neutral.

 

He does not mean towing on a flat bed...I think.
Talking about towing it behind something.

 

yeah, that's called flat towing. four wheels on the ground.

 

I thought the general concensus always has been that if you removed the rear drive shaft you could flat tow the Tacoma

 

That's what I figured, most people wouldn't go through the hassle of removing the drive shaft every time they needed to tow a vehicle. So is it just me or have we not broken any new barriers here...

 

Pulled my 2nd gen on a dolly for 400 odd miles. Trick is to disconnect the rear drive shaft from the axle. Same effect for flat pulling

 

So whyt does'nt Remco offer a simplew drive shaft disconnect. Like it does for thwe pre runner