I can tow a 4x4 GL wagon with a dolly as long as I'm towing the front and have 4wd disengaged right??? There is no magical bits along the line hidden away that I'm overlooking that will get tater'd right?

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!!

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.

Okay. I believe the last owner towed it about 20 miles home on a dolly.... Is my 4wd a 2wd now? What should I check?

If its a manual trans it will be fine. Ive towed several ea81 cars on a dolley. My brat a couple of times over 200 miles, i did not drop the drive shaft.

Thanks IH! Yeah it's a manual. It's home now, I'm going off to work for four to six weeks then I will be home to start working on her.

With a manual PART TIME 4WD (shifter in FWD) its fine.  I have towed a turbowagon from Bellingham to Sammamish on a dolly.  My old GL was pulled by many a tow truck with only the front off the ground.

Thanks for the help and mind-to-rest-putting.

 

She's tucked away in the garage now and I'm back to figuring out why she won't start

Yep, if there's a 4wd shifter you're golden to simply tow it with the fronts raised as far as you wish. 

 

My 2 bucks.

 

 

 

 

(Whaddup Mike)

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

just don't tow it without the front drive lines it gets real scary real fast.

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.