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I towed my wagon from Colorado to California on a dolly with the front tires on the dolly.  I was told to remove the driveshaft and so thats what I did.  I think it's eight bolts and was done.  Once I arrived I put it back in and no worries ever since (that was 1998....lol).  Hope this helps but please seek confirmation of what I did.  Good luck!!

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Just remove the 4 bolts from the driveshaft to the rear diff (you'll need two 12mm wrenches). Use zip ties or bailing wire or something to hang the driveshaft up to the side so it doesn't drag on the ground and you'll be fine.

Even with the transmission in fwd I'd be worried the back bearing in the transmission wouldn't get properly lubricated without the rest of the transmission turning.

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ive flat towed mine over a thousand miles not one problem and no need for a dolly i use a cheapo tow bar and it works great and it folds up and stores easly in the back infact i just flat towed a loyale to the next town over yesterday with my loyale just make sure the trans fluid is toped off and you could tow it as far as you want no need to disconect the drive shaft or anything else

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Holy old thread you just bumped... Let's clear up some misinformation, though. Don't flat tow an automatic, without the engine running there's no circulation of the ATF and you'll ruin bearings that aren't being lubricated. Don't dolly a 4wd, the rear output stuff will be spinning but not get lubricated (even on a manual), it wasn't designed to work like that.

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