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During the tow? The PCM shouldnt see anything since everything will be turned off. But in any case, even if it did see something, it could try whatever it wanted since the motor would be de coupled from the shaft.

Ive started drawing up something already. I will 3d print the part to start proving out the concept, final part to be cnc'd of course. Basically, its an adapter that goes between the motor and the tx case. It will have a lever on it. 2 positions - regular operation and neutral. This will...

Yes, but still not a feasible solution for everyone.

100% agree! Manual would definitely be the best option. Looking at the tx case motor, there might be a way to build a mechanical interface. I am scratching my head if I want to mess with it... I will tear it apart here soon and see if I can discover something interesting. Currently, I have an...

Now we know why Ford wants the transmission to be in neutral during flat towing. The tx case is only in neutral on a hope an a prayer.

Would there be interest in the community for a mechanically locked manual neutral switch if such thing existed? This would enable the vehicle to be towed in park, without even switching on the ignition.

With respect to the 2 wheel dolly, you can only ever use that if the rear wheels are on the dolly.

You really are an airline tech, arent you?

I went ahead and bought a transfer case to look into this a little bit. Here is the thread that I created: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/lets-get-this-flat-tow-or-neutral-tow-thing-figured-out-here.42192/

Hey guys. I went ahead and picked up a transfer case and looked into it a little bit. I also created a new thread here: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/lets-get-this-flat-tow-or-neutral-tow-thing-figured-out-here.42192/

Hello Everyone. I chimed in on a couple of threads a while ago and there was some 'interesting opinions' when it comes to flat towing, etc. and what is the right way as opposed to what the owner's manual says. Before I go any further, I want to make clear that I don't suggest, encourage or...

Thanks man. I'm sure there are others here who know transmissions. I have spent many years racing and working on race cars. Transmissions are a wear item, lol. In formula cars we swapped out ratios for each track and each set of conditions. It was a lot of fun, but I had many bloody knuckles...

Wow, you've done a lot of research on this already! I wish I saw that thread before I spent hours scouring the internet, lol. So, it's looking for 2.0vdc to stay in neutral? Any variance has a chance to shift the tx case? If that's true, no wonder Ford has you put the trans in Neutral...

The picture above is from an F150, but visually, they look very close. The above picture is the motor removed of course, looking into the tx case. I might just buy a used tx case at this point and open it up to prove this out for sure. If there is a detent, then its a question of how do you...

I already found out some interesting things. This is where the actuator bolts to the transfer case. We just need to find out if the tx neutral is between the 4H and 4L (which I think it is since that actuates the planetary gear), or 2H and 4H. Next we need to see if there is a detent in the...

I personally wouldn't worry about the transmission shifting out of neutral so long as the tx case was in neutral, because my transmission would already be in park. But the transfer case shifting out of neutral would obviously be a problem. The beauty in all this is that we will all learn...

Are you able to test a couple of things for me? Can you go through the normal neutral tow procedure to get it into neutral tow mode? Then, turn off the car all the way and shift to park. Are you able to move the car back and forth? I would like to know if turning the car off will activate the...

Only one way to find out for sure! Something tells me I'm gonna be the guinea pig here lol.

This is what we need to verify. It 'could' be that once you cut the battery power, it will remain in the state that it was in? Maybe there is a way to build an adapter plate that has a mechanical override? No idea yet, but happy to start digging into it. I have unraveled shit like this a 1000...

That's super weird. I towed my Jeep for thousands of miles and it didn't record. Also canbus..